The significance and prognostic, diagnostic, and therapeutic potential of selected paracrine factors in type 2 diabetes

• Main Authors: Mariusz Kuczera (Author), Klaudia Stocerz (Author), Arkadiusz Sokal (Author), Magdalena Glin (Author), Kinga Orlińska (Author), Jan Siwiec (Author), Paweł Olczyk (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the most common modern "disease of affluence", characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defective insulin secretion by pancreatic β cells and/or impaired tissue sensitivity to insulin. In Poland, the incidence of this metabolic disease is 5-8%...