Amino acids - lifesaver or killer in patients with diabetes?

Sabine Kahl^{1

2}, Michael Roden^{3

4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Institute for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
² German Center for Diabetes Research, München-Neuherberg, Germany.
³ Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Institute for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany. michael.roden@ddz.uni-dusseldorf.de.
⁴ German Center for Diabetes Research, München-Neuherberg, Germany. michael.roden@ddz.uni-dusseldorf.de.
⁵ Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany. michael.roden@ddz.uni-dusseldorf.de.

Comment

Sabine Kahl et al. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2018 Aug.

. 2018 Aug;14(8):449-451.

doi: 10.1038/s41574-018-0055-8.

Sabine Kahl^{1

2}, Michael Roden^{3

4

5}

¹ Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Institute for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
² German Center for Diabetes Research, München-Neuherberg, Germany.
³ Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Institute for Diabetes Research at Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany. michael.roden@ddz.uni-dusseldorf.de.
⁴ German Center for Diabetes Research, München-Neuherberg, Germany. michael.roden@ddz.uni-dusseldorf.de.
⁵ Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany. michael.roden@ddz.uni-dusseldorf.de.

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Circulating amino acids and the risk of macrovascular, microvascular and mortality outcomes in individuals with type 2 diabetes: results from the ADVANCE trial.
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