Proinsulin and the proinsulin/insulin ratio in overweight and obese children and adolescents: relation to clinical parameters, insulin resistance, and impaired glucose regulation.

Authors
von Berghes, Carlotta
Brabant, Georg E
Biebermann, Heike
Krude, Heiko
Wiegand, Susanna
Affiliation
Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany.
Issue Date
2011-05

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Abstract
In adults with impaired glucose regulation (IGR) or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), proinsulin (PI) and its ratio to insulin (ins; PI/I ratio) are frequently elevated.
Citation
Proinsulin and the proinsulin/insulin ratio in overweight and obese children and adolescents: relation to clinical parameters, insulin resistance, and impaired glucose regulation. 2011, 12 (3 Pt 2):242-9 Pediatr Diabetes
Journal
Pediatric Diabetes
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10541/136560
DOI
10.1111/j.1399-5448.2010.00734.x
PubMed ID
21518412
Type
Article
Language
en
ISSN
1399-5448
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