Are elevated plasma amino acids causally linked to type 2 diabetes, or are they rather innocent bystanders?

Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2016 Jun;26(6):549-50. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2016.03.014. Epub 2016 Apr 12.

Authors

C H Oudt¹, R Noordam¹, D van Heemst²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
² Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. Electronic address: d.van_heemst@lumc.nl.

PMID: 27134064
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2016.03.014

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Amino Acids / blood*
Biomarkers / blood
Blood Glucose / metabolism
Case-Control Studies
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / blood*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / diagnosis
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / genetics
Genetic Association Studies
Genetic Markers
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Up-Regulation

Substances

Amino Acids
Biomarkers
Blood Glucose
Genetic Markers