Is Afamin a novel biomarker for gestational diabetes mellitus? A pilot study

• Main Authors: Angela Köninger (Author), Annette Mathan (Author), Pawel Mach (Author), Mirjam Frank (Author), Boerge Schmidt (Author), Ekkehard Schleussner (Author), Rainer Kimmig (Author), Alexandra Gellhaus (Author), Hans Dieplinger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In search of potential early biomarkers for timely prediction of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), we focused on afamin, a vitamin E-binding protein in human plasma.. Afamin plays a role in anti-apoptotic cellular processes related to oxidative stress and is associated with in...