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ReviewWorld journal of experimental medicine2024

Future clinical prospects of C-peptide testing in the early diagnosis of gestational diabetes.

Charalampos Milionis, Ioannis Ilias, Anastasia Lekkou, Evangelia Venaki, Eftychia Koukkou

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Review in World journal of experimental medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Charalampos MilionisDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 'Elena Venizelou' General Hospital, Athens 11521, Greece. pesscharis@hotmail.com.
Ioannis IliasDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 'Elena Venizelou' General Hospital, Athens 11521, Greece.
Anastasia LekkouDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 'Elena Venizelou' General Hospital, Athens 11521, Greece.
Evangelia VenakiDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 'Elena Venizelou' General Hospital, Athens 11521, Greece.
Eftychia KoukkouDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 'Elena Venizelou' General Hospital, Athens 11521, Greece.
General-Maternity District Hospital Helena Venizelou · GR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gestational diabetes is typically diagnosed in the late second or third trimester of pregnancy. It is one of the most common metabolic disorders among expectant mothers, with potential serious short- and long-term complications for both maternal and offspring health. C-peptide is secreted from pancreatic beta-cells into circulation in equimolar amounts with insulin. It is a useful biomarker to estimate the beta-cell function because it undergoes negligible hepatic clearance and consequently it has a longer half-life compared to insulin. Pregnancy induces increased insulin resistance due to physiological changes in hormonal and metabolic homeostasis. Inadequate compensation by islet beta-cells results in hyperglycemia. The standard oral glucose tolerance test at 24-28 wk of gestation sets the diagnosis. Accumulated evidence from prospective studies indicates a link between early pregnancy C-peptide levels and the risk of subsequent gestational diabetes. Elevated C-peptide levels and surrogate glycemic indices at the beginning of pregnancy could prompt appropriate strategies for secondary prevention.

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Clinical laboratory techniquesC-peptideGestational diabetesPregnancySecondary prevention

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PMID38590302
PMCPMC10999065
OpenAlexW4392959385

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