Serum levels of osteopontin predict diabetes remission after bariatric surgery.

CONCLUSION: - Although larger studies are still needed to confirm our preliminary results, preoperative OPN serum levels might be useful for predicting 3-year T2DM remission independently of weight loss in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. PMID: 30268840 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Diabetes and Metabolism - September 27, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Carbone F, Adami G, Liberale L, Bonaventura A, Bertolotto M, Andraghetti G, Scopinaro N, Camerini GB, Papadia FS, Cordera R, Dallegri F, Montecucco F Tags: Diabetes Metab Source Type: research