Inadequate hepcidin serum concentrations predict incident type 2 diabetes mellitus.

CONCLUSIONS: Hepcidin levels that are inadequately low in relation to body iron stores are an independent predictor for incident T2DM and may contribute to diabetes-related tissue iron overload. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. PMID: 26378394 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Diabetes Metab - September 17, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Pechlaner R, Weiss G, Bansal S, Mayr M, Santer P, Pallhuber B, Notdurfter M, Bonora E, Willeit J, Kiechl S Tags: Diabetes Metab Res Rev Source Type: research