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Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a major complication in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D). The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (sNGAL) in the early detection of DKD in childhood-onset T1D patients. A total of 116 patients (mean age, 22.3±6.9 years) with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)≥60mL/min/1.73m were enrolled in this prospective cross-sectional study. Persistent albuminuria (PA) was defined as a urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio≥30mg/g for at least two consecutive years; non-a