Glycated lysine-141 in haptoglobin improves the diagnostic accuracy for type 2 diabetes mellitus in combination with glycated hemoglobin HbA1c and fasting plasma glucose

Abstract Background Recent epidemiological studies indicate that only 30–50% of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients are identified using glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and elevated fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels. Thus, novel biomarkers for early diagnosis and prognosis are urgentl...

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Main Authors: Sandro Spiller, Yichao Li, Matthias Blüher, Lonnie Welch, Ralf Hoffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:Clinical Proteomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12014-017-9145-1