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Genetic algorithm-optimized backpropagation neural network establishes a diagnostic prediction model for diabetic nephropathy: Combined machine learning and experimental validation in mice

WEI LIANG^1,2,*, ZONGWEI ZHANG^1,2, KEJU YANG^1,2,3, HONGTU HU^1,2, QIANG LUO^1,2, ANKANG YANG^1,2, LI CHANG⁴, YUANYUAN ZENG⁴

1 Division of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
2 Nephrology and Urology Research Institute of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
3 The First College of Clinical Medical Science, Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
4 School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China

* Corresponding Author: Wei Liang,