This review summarizes current knowledge about glycated albumin. We review the changes induced by glycation on the properties of albumin, the pathological implications of high glycated albumin levels, glycated albumin quantification methods, and the use of glycated albumin as a complementary biomarker for diabetes mellitus diagnosis and monitoring and for dealing with long-term complications. The advantages and limits of this biomarker in different clinical settings are also discussed.

Glycated albumin: from biochemistry and laboratory medicine to clinical practice / E. Dozio, N. Di Gaetano, P. Findeisen, M.M. Corsi Romanelli. - In: ENDOCRINE. - ISSN 1355-008X. - 55:3(2017), pp. 682-690. [10.1007/s12020-016-1091-6]

Glycated albumin: from biochemistry and laboratory medicine to clinical practice

E. Dozio
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M.M. Corsi Romanelli
2017

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This review summarizes current knowledge about glycated albumin. We review the changes induced by glycation on the properties of albumin, the pathological implications of high glycated albumin levels, glycated albumin quantification methods, and the use of glycated albumin as a complementary biomarker for diabetes mellitus diagnosis and monitoring and for dealing with long-term complications. The advantages and limits of this biomarker in different clinical settings are also discussed.
Albumin; Cardiovascular risk; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes mellitus-related complications; Glycated albumin; Glycation
Settore MED/05 - Patologia Clinica
2017
13-set-2016
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