The Role of Osteopontin in the Pathogenesis and Complication of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Children and Adolescents.

CONCLUSION: This study shows that increased osteopontin levels are independently associated with T1DM in pediatric patients and support the hypothesis that osteopontin may have a role in the prediction of microvascular diabetes complications. PMID: 27353561 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: JCRPE Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology - Category: Endocrinology Tags: J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol Source Type: research