ALB and diabetic kidney disease: Data from whole kidney tissue samples contained 6 cases of early DKD, 21 cases of advanced DKD, and 9 paracancerous controls, in which patients with DKD were classified into early (mean eGFR 118 mL/min/1.73 m2) and advanced (mean eGFR approximately 64 mL/min/1.73 m2) according to eGFR and urinary albumin to creatinine ratio (UACR).