Circulating HER2 is associated with hyperglycaemia and insulin resistance.

Summary, in English

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and HER2 are associated with cancer although the role of HER2 in T2DM is not well defined. Our aim was to investigate the association between HER2 levels and T2DM and whether that association was different in Swedish people born in Iraq or Sweden.

• Author: Ashfaque Memon; Louise Bennet; Bengt Zöller; Xiao Wang; Karolina Palmér; Kristina Sundquist; Jan Sundquist
• Department/s: Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology; Family Medicine and Community Medicine; Family Medicine, Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Lifestyle; EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
• Publishing year: 2015
• Language: English
• Pages: 369-377
• Publication/Series: Journal of Diabetes
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 3
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24981162?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-0407.12184
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Topic: Endocrinology and Diabetes
• Status: Published
• Project: The MEDIM project
• Research group: Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology; Family Medicine and Community Medicine; Family Medicine, Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Lifestyle
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1753-0407