Background: The Network for Pancreatic Organ donors with Diabetes-Kidney (nPOD-K) project was initiated to assess the feasibility of using kidneys from organ donors to enhance understanding of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) progression.
Methods: Traditional and digital pathology approaches were employed to characterize the nPOD-K cohort. Periodic acid-Schiff- and Hematoxylin and Eosin-stained sections were used to manually examine and score each nPOD-K case.