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Akbar M, Wandy A, Soraya GV, Goysal Y, Lotisna M, Basri MI. Sudomotor dysfunction in diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and its testing modalities: A literature review. Heliyon 2023; 9:e18184. [PMID: 37539131 PMCID: PMC10393629 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Revised: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Long term consequences of diabetes mellitus (DM) may include multi-organ complications such as retinopathy, cardiovascular disease, neuronal, and kidney damage. One of the most prevalent complication is diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), occurring in half of all diabetics, and is the main cause of disability globally with profound impact on a patient's quality of life. Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) can develop in the pre-diabetes stage preceding large fiber damage in DPN. Asymptomatic SFN is difficult to diagnose in early stages, with sudomotor dysfunction considered one of the earliest manifestations of autonomic neuropathy. Early detection is crucial as it can prevent potential cardiovascular events. Although punch skin biopsy is the gold-standard method for SFN diagnosis, implementation as routine screening is hindered due to its invasive, impractical, and time-consuming nature. Other sudomotor testing modalities, most of which evaluate the postganglionic cholinergic sympathetic nervous system, have been developed with varying sensitivity and specificity for SFN diagnosis. Here, we provide an overview on the general mechanism of DPN, the importance of sudomotor assessment for early detection of autonomic dysfunction in DPN, the benefits and disadvantages of current testing modalities, factors that may affect testing, and the importance of future discoveries on sudomotor testing for successful DPN diagnosis.
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- Muhammad Akbar
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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Gavan DE, Gavan A, Bondor CI, Florea B, Bowling FL, Inceu GV, Colobatiu L. SUDOSCAN, an Innovative, Simple and Non-Invasive Medical Device for Assessing Sudomotor Function. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:7571. [PMID: 36236669 PMCID: PMC9573142 DOI: 10.3390/s22197571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Diabetic autonomic neuropathy is probably the most undiagnosed but serious complication of diabetes. The main objectives were to assess the prevalence of peripheral and autonomic neuropathy in a population of diabetic patients, analyze it in a real-life outpatient unit scenario and determine the feasibility of performing SUDOSCAN tests together with widely used tests for neuropathy. A total of 33 patients were included in the study. Different scoring systems (the Toronto Clinical Neuropathy Score-TCNS; the Neuropathy Disability Score-NDS; and the Neuropathy Symptom Score-NSS) were applied to record diabetic neuropathy (DN), while the SUDOSCAN medical device was used to assess sudomotor function, detect diabetic autonomic neuropathy and screen for cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN). Fifteen (45.5%) patients had sudomotor dysfunction. The SUDOSCAN CAN risk score was positively correlated with the hands' electrochemical sweat conductance (ESC), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), the level of the glycated hemoglobin, as well as with the TCNS, NDS and NSS. Performing SUDOSCAN tests together with other tests for DN proved to be a feasible approach that could be used in daily clinical practice in order to screen for DN, as well as for the early screening of CAN, before more complex and time-consuming tests.
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- Dana Elena Gavan
- Clinic of Podiatry, 10 Iuliu Moldovan Street, 400348 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Medical Devices, Faculty of Pharmacy, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 4 Louis Pasteur Street, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Louis Pasteur Street, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Clinic of Podiatry, 10 Iuliu Moldovan Street, 400348 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
- Department of Vascular Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Square, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolical Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2–4 Clinicilor Street, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Medical Devices, Faculty of Pharmacy, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 4 Louis Pasteur Street, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Comparison of the Response to Pulpal Sensibility Tests in Well-Controlled and Uncontrolled Type II Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Dent 2022; 2022:6197070. [PMID: 36148044 PMCID: PMC9489380 DOI: 10.1155/2022/6197070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2022] [Revised: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Introduction Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder in which impairment of sensory fibers would be anticipated. The present study would assess the dental pulp response to cold and EPT sensibility tests in patients with type 2 diabetes, both well-controlled and uncontrolled. Materials and Methods One hundred two maxillary central incisors, belonging to participants aged 35–67 years, were included in this survey. At last, 51 diabetic patients were allocated to each group of well-controlled (HbA1C < 7) and uncontrolled (HbA1C ≥ 7). Electric and cold pulpal vitality tests were conducted for all teeth. Statistical analysis was performed with Student's t-test, the chi-square test, and the multiple linear regression model. A P value less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results Based on the results of this study, the mean value of response to EPT was 4.51 ± 2.06 and 4.41 ± 1.85 in well-controlled and uncontrolled diabetic patients, respectively. Also, the pulpal responses to cold and EPT tests had no significant differences between the two groups (P > 0.05). Conclusion Tooth responses to the cold and EPT sensibility tests were not different in well-controlled and uncontrolled diabetic patients. Despite no statistically significant correlation, male diabetic patients in the uncontrolled group showed a lower sensory response threshold to EPT compared to a well-controlled group.
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Gateva A, Kamenov Z. Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Carbohydrate Disturbances. Horm Metab Res 2022; 54:308-315. [PMID: 35325930 DOI: 10.1055/a-1775-8251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is a serious complication of diabetes mellitus that can predispose patients to higher risk for cardiovascular death. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the presence of cardiac autonomic neuropathy and sudomotor dysfunction in patients with newly diagnosed carbohydrate disturbances (prediabetes or diabetes) and to assess their relationship to metabolic disturbances and cardiovascular risk. In the present study, we included 160 patients -78 with obesity without carbohydrate disturbances, 52 with prediabetes, and 30 with newly diagnosed diabetes. CAN was diagnosed using cardiovascular reflex tests and sudomotor function was evaluated by SUDOSCAN. Cardiovascular risk was calculated using SCORE and FRMINGHAM risk scores. The prevalence of cardiac autonomic neuropathy was significantly higher in patients with newly diagnosed diabetes. Independently of their glycemic status, the patients who had blood glucose on the 60th-minute of OGTT>8.5 mmol/l had significantly higher prevalence of cardiac autonomic neuropathy (30.2% vs 15.6%, р=0.044). Patients with high cardiovascular risk according to FRAMINGHAM and SCORE had worse heart rate variability scores. Autonomic neuropathy risk assessed by SUDOSCAN was a good predictor for the presence of CAN. In conclusion, CAN has a higher prevalence on patients with newly diagnosed diabetes compared to prediabetic and normoglycemic subjects, while the patients with blood glucose>8.5 mmol/l on the 60th-minute of OGTT have higher prevalence of CAN independently of their glycemic status. SUDOSCAN testing can be used to assess the risk of CAN and to select patients that should undergo further testing.
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- Antoaneta Gateva
- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Lin K, Wu Y, Liu S, Huang J, Chen G, Zeng Q. The application of sudoscan for screening microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13089. [PMID: 35310156 PMCID: PMC8929165 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The aim of the study was to evaluate the performance of sudoscan in screening diabetic microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabete mellitus (T2DM). 515 patients with T2DM aged from 23 to 89 years were included for analysis in our study. The mean age was 60.00 ± 11.37 years and the mean duration of T2DM was 8.44 ± 7.56 years. Electrochemical skin conductance (ESC) in hands and feet was evaluated by SUDOCAN. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) was diagnosed in 378 patients (44.3%), diabetic kidney disease (DKD) in 161 patients (31.26%), diabetic retinopathy (DR) in 148 patients (28.74%). Hands and feet ESC was significantly and independently associated with the presence of DPN, DKD and DR. Patients with a lower ESC (<60 µS) had 5.63-fold increased likelihood of having DPN, 4.90-fold increased likelihood of having DKD, 1.01-fold increased likelihood of having DR, than those with a higher ESC. Age, duration of T2DM, smoking, renal function and vibration perception thresholds were negatively correlated with ESC. Sudoscan parameters were correlated with diabetic microvascular complications, especially with DPN. Sudoscan could be an effective screening tool in primary health care for early screening microvascular complications.
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- Kun Lin
- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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Zhu X, Tang J, Lin H, Chang X, Xia M, Wang L, Yan H, Bian H, Gao X. DS21, a new noninvasive technology, is effective and safe for screening for prediabetes and diabetes in Chinese population. Biomed Eng Online 2020; 19:78. [PMID: 33054764 PMCID: PMC7556964 DOI: 10.1186/s12938-020-00823-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Screening for prediabetes and asymptomatic diabetes is important for preventing development to an irreversible stage. The current diagnosis of prediabetes and diabetes is based on blood glucose or HbA1c (an invasive method). The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of DS21, a new noninvasive technology, for noninvasive screening for prediabetes and diabetes. METHODS A total of 939 subjects were divided into a normal control group (NC, n = 308), impaired glucose regulation group (IGR, n = 312), and diabetes (DM) group (n = 319). All subjects underwent the DS21 test, and mean hands-feet, hand, and feet conductance values were analyzed. The diagnostic accuracy of the conductance value was analyzed by receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve. RESULTS The conductance values for hands-feet, hands, and feet in the DM and IGR groups were significantly lower than those in the NC group (all P < 0.01). The area under the ROC curve (AUCROC) for distinguishing NC/IGR was highest when using hands-feet conductance values (0.766 [95% confidence interval, CI 0.730, 0.803]). However, the AUCROCs of distinguishing NC/abnormal glucose metabolism (AGM, including IGR+DM), non-diabetes (NDM)/DM, and IGR/DM were highest when using conductance values for hands at 0.782 [95% CI 0.752, 0.812], 0.688 [95% CI 0.653, 0.723] and 0.573 [95% CI 0.528, 0.617], respectively (all P < 0.01). Hand conductance of values 75.0 (sensitivity 0.769, specificity 0.660), 77.1 (sensitivity 0.718, specificity 0.695), 68.4 (sensitivity 0.726, specificity 0.555), and 58.1 (sensitivity 0.384, specificity 0.744) were recommended as the screening thresholds for NC/AGM, NC/IGR, NDM/DM, and IGR/DM, respectively. A hand conductance value 66.0 was also recommended to distinguish NC/AGM due to its high sensitivity and high PPV. No adverse events occurred in the test. CONCLUSIONS DS21 is fast, noninvasive, low cost, reliable and safe, which makes it a feasible device for screening for prediabetes and diabetes, especially in a large population.
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- Xiaopeng Zhu
- Department of Endocrinology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Fudan Institute for Metabolic Disease, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Changqiao Community Health Service Center, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Fudan Institute for Metabolic Disease, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Fudan Institute for Metabolic Disease, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Fudan Institute for Metabolic Disease, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Fudan Institute for Metabolic Disease, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- Fudan Institute for Metabolic Disease, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- Fudan Institute for Metabolic Disease, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Fudan Institute for Metabolic Disease, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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Mao F, Zhu X, Lu B, Li Y. The Association between Serum Bilirubin Level and Electrochemical Skin Conductance in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Int J Endocrinol 2018; 2018:6253170. [PMID: 29706999 PMCID: PMC5863353 DOI: 10.1155/2018/6253170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2017] [Revised: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 12/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Bilirubin is an antioxidant and plays a protective role against cardiovascular and microvascular disease. The aim of this study is to explore the possible protective effect of bilirubin on small nerve function. A total of 265 Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) were enrolled in the study. Both SUDOSCAN and other traditional diabetic neuropathy examinations including neuropathy symptom score (NSS), the neuropathy disability score (NDS) and Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI) scores were performed in all patients with T2DM. Blood bilirubin levels were tested in the study. Spearman correlation analysis and multivariate regression analysis were performed to determine the relation between bilirubin level and hands and feet ESC values. Spearman correlation analysis demonstrated a correlation between total bilirubin and ESC levels including hands (r = 0.165, P < 0.05) and feet (r = 0.122, P < 0.05) as well as between UCBil and ESC levels including both hands (r = 0.172, P < 0.05) and feet (r = 0.175, P < 0.05). Multivariate regression linear analyses showed both total bilirubin and UCBil level were independently associated with hands and feet ESC levels. All these results suggested a positive association between bilirubin level and ESC level, indicating a possible protective role of bilirubin in peripheral small nerve dysfunction of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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- Fei Mao
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Jing'an District Center Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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Bernabe-Ortiz A, Ruiz-Alejos A, Miranda JJ, Mathur R, Perel P, Smeeth L. EZSCAN for undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0187297. [PMID: 29084286 PMCID: PMC5662214 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The EZSCAN is a non-invasive device that, by evaluating sweat gland function, may detect subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The aim of the study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis including studies assessing the performance of the EZSCAN for detecting cases of undiagnosed T2DM. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We searched for observational studies including diagnostic accuracy and performance results assessing EZSCAN for detecting cases of undiagnosed T2DM. OVID (Medline, Embase, Global Health), CINAHL and SCOPUS databases, plus secondary resources, were searched until March 29, 2017. The following keywords were utilized for the systematic searching: type 2 diabetes mellitus, hyperglycemia, EZSCAN, SUDOSCAN, and sudomotor function. Two investigators extracted the information for meta-analysis and assessed the quality of the data using the Revised Version of the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS-2) checklist. Pooled estimates were obtained by fitting the logistic-normal random-effects model without covariates but random intercepts and using the Freeman-Tukey Arcsine Transformation to stabilize variances. Heterogeneity was also assessed using the I2 measure. Four studies (n = 7,720) were included, three of them used oral glucose tolerance test as the gold standard. Using Hierarchical Summary Receiver Operating Characteristic model, summary sensitivity was 72.0% (95%CI: 60.0%- 83.0%), whereas specificity was 56.0% (95%CI: 38.0%- 74.0%). Studies were very heterogeneous (I2 for sensitivity: 79.2% and for specificity: 99.1%) regarding the inclusion criteria and bias was present mainly due to participants selection. CONCLUSIONS The sensitivity of EZSCAN for detecting cases of undiagnosed T2DM seems to be acceptable, but evidence of high heterogeneity and participant selection bias was detected in most of the studies included. More studies are needed to evaluate the performance of the EZSCAN for undiagnosed T2DM screening, especially at the population level.
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- Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz
- CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas–UPC, Lima, Perú
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- CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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- CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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He T, Wang C, Zuo A, Liu P, Zhao R, Li W, Chen L, Hou X. Electrochemical Skin Conductance May Be Used to Screen for Diabetic Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy in a Chinese Population with Diabetes. J Diabetes Res 2017; 2017:8289740. [PMID: 28280746 PMCID: PMC5322455 DOI: 10.1155/2017/8289740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Revised: 12/01/2016] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Aims. This study aimed to assess whether the electrochemical skin conductance (ESC) could be used to screen for diabetic cardiac autonomic neuropathy (DCAN) in a Chinese population with diabetes. Methods. We recruited 75 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and 45 controls without diabetes. DCAN was diagnosed by the cardiovascular autonomic reflex tests (CARTs) as gold standard. In all subjects ESCs of hands and feet were also detected by SUDOSCAN™ as a new screening method. The efficacy was assessed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Results. The ESCs of both hands and feet were significantly lower in T2DM patients with DCAN than those without DCAN (67.33 ± 15.37 versus 78.03 ± 13.73, P = 0.002, and 57.77 ± 20.99 versus 75.03 ± 11.41, P < 0.001). The ROC curve analysis showed the areas under the ROC curve were both 0.75 for ESCs of hands and feet in screening DCAN. And the optimal cut-off values of ESCs, sensitivities, and specificities were 76 μS, 76.7%, and 75.6% for hands and 75 μS, 80.0%, and 60.0% for feet, respectively. Conclusions. ESC measurement is a reliable and feasible method to screen DCAN in the Chinese population with diabetes before further diagnosis with CARTs.
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- Tianyi He
- Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
- Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
- Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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Zhu X, Mao F, Liu S, Zheng H, Lu B, Li Y. Association of SUDOSCAN Values with Vibration Perception Threshold in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Int J Endocrinol 2017; 2017:8435252. [PMID: 28808444 PMCID: PMC5541789 DOI: 10.1155/2017/8435252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Revised: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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AIMS/INTRODUCTION SUDOSCAN has been proved to be an efficient method in detecting diabetic microvascular complications. In this study, we determine to detect the possible relationship between vibration perception threshold (VPT) and cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN) values produced by SUDOSCAN. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 920 Chinese patients with T2DM were enrolled in the study. Spearman correlation analysis and multivariate regression analysis were performed to determine the relation between CAN and VPT values. Mean VPT values across the CAN value tertiles were analyzed stratified by HbA1c status. RESULTS In the study, we discovered a relatively high correlation between CAN value and both VPT values from dorsal feet and toes. Multivariate regression analyses also showed a significant relation between VPT and CAN values after adjusting all covariates. The mean value of VPT decreased across the SUDOSCAN-CAN value quartiles in both groups, and it was higher in patients with HbA1C > 9% than in patients with HbA1C < 9% across all quartiles of the SUDOSCAN-CAN except for the VPT mean in the low quartile of the SUDOSCAN-CAN value. CONCLUSIONS All these results suggested that SUDOSCAN-CAN result was associated with VPT value which indicated a probable link between VPT value and cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction.
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- Xiaoming Zhu
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Jing'an District Center Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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Chan ACY, Wilder-Smith EP. Small fiber neuropathy: Getting bigger! Muscle Nerve 2016; 53:671-82. [PMID: 26872938 DOI: 10.1002/mus.25082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Etiological and clinical heterogeneity of small fiber neuropathy (SFN) precludes a unifying approach and necessitates reliance on recognizable clinical syndromes. Symptoms of SFN arise from dysfunction in nociception, temperature, and autonomic modalities. This review focuses on SFN involving nociception and temperature, examining epidemiology, etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and management. Prevalence of SFN is 52.95 per 100,000 population, and diabetes and idiopathic are the most common etiologies. Dysesthesia, allodynia, pain, burning, and coldness sensations frequently present in a length-dependent pattern. Additional autonomic features in gastrointestinal, urinary, or cardiovascular systems are frequent but poorly objectified. SFN is diagnosed by intraepidermal nerve fiber density and quantitative sensory and autonomic tests in combination with normal nerve conduction. Pathophysiological understanding centers on sodium channel dysfunction, and genetic forms are beginning to be understood. Treatment is directed at the underlying etiology supported by symptomatic treatment using antidepressants and anticonvulsants. Little is known about long-term outcomes, and systematic cohort studies are needed.
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- Amanda C Y Chan
- Division of Neurology, National University Hospital, Level 10 Tower Block, University Medicine Cluster, 1E Kent Ridge Road, 119228, Singapore
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- Division of Neurology, National University Hospital, Level 10 Tower Block, University Medicine Cluster, 1E Kent Ridge Road, 119228, Singapore.,Neurology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Luk AOY, Fu WC, Li X, Ozaki R, Chung HHY, Wong RYM, So WY, Chow FCC, Chan JCN. The Clinical Utility of SUDOSCAN in Chronic Kidney Disease in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0134981. [PMID: 26270544 PMCID: PMC4535976 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2015] [Accepted: 07/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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There are gaps between recommendations on regular screening for diabetic kidney disease (DKD) and clinical practice especially in busy and low resource settings. SUDOSCAN (Impeto Medical, Paris, France) is a non-invasive technology for assessing sudomotor function using reverse iontophoresis and chronoamperometry which detects abnormal sweat gland function. Vasculopathy and neuropathy share common risk factors and we hypothesized that SUDOSCAN may be used to detect chronic kidney disease (CKD). Between 2012 and 2013, SUDOSCAN was performed in a consecutive cohort of 2833 Hong Kong Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes. Chronic kidney disease was defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate <60 ml/min/1.73m2. In this cross-sectional cohort (mean age 58.6±9.5 years, 55.7% male, median disease duration 8 [interquartile range 3–14] years), 5.8% had CKD. At a cut-off SUDOSCAN-DKD score of 53, the test had sensitivity of 76.7%, specificity of 63.4% and positive likelihood ratio of 2.1 to detect CKD. The area under receiver operating characteristic curve for CKD was 0.75 (95% confidence interval 0.72–0.79). Patients without CKD but low score had worse risk factors and complications than those with high score. We conclude that SUDOSCAN may be used to detect patients at risk of impaired renal function as part of a screening program in Chinese population, especially in outreach or low resource settings.
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- Andrea O. Y. Luk
- Asia Diabetes Foundation, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, SAR
- Hong Kong Institute of Diabetes and Obesity, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, SAR
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR
- International Diabetes Centre of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, SAR
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- Asia Diabetes Foundation, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, SAR
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- Asia Diabetes Foundation, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, SAR
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- Hong Kong Institute of Diabetes and Obesity, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, SAR
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR
- International Diabetes Centre of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, SAR
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- Hong Kong Institute of Diabetes and Obesity, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, SAR
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR
- International Diabetes Centre of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, SAR
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR
- International Diabetes Centre of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, SAR
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR
- International Diabetes Centre of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, SAR
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- Asia Diabetes Foundation, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, SAR
- Hong Kong Institute of Diabetes and Obesity, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, SAR
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR
- International Diabetes Centre of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, SAR
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Azmi S, Ferdousi M, Petropoulos IN, Ponirakis G, Alam U, Fadavi H, Asghar O, Marshall A, Atkinson AJ, Jones W, Boulton AJM, Tavakoli M, Jeziorska M, Malik RA. Corneal Confocal Microscopy Identifies Small-Fiber Neuropathy in Subjects With Impaired Glucose Tolerance Who Develop Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2015; 38:1502-8. [PMID: 25877814 PMCID: PMC4512140 DOI: 10.2337/dc14-2733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 03/27/2015] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) through to type 2 diabetes is thought to confer a continuum of risk for neuropathy. Identification of subjects at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes and, hence, worsening neuropathy would allow identification and risk stratification for more aggressive management. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Thirty subjects with IGT and 17 age-matched control subjects underwent an oral glucose tolerance test, assessment of neuropathic symptoms and deficits, quantitative sensory testing, neurophysiology, skin biopsy, and corneal confocal microscopy (CCM) to quantify corneal nerve fiber density (CNFD), branch density (CNBD), and fiber length (CNFL) at baseline and annually for 3 years. RESULTS Ten subjects who developed type 2 diabetes had a significantly lower CNFD (P = 0.003), CNBD (P = 0.04), and CNFL (P = 0.04) compared with control subjects at baseline and a further reduction in CNFL (P = 0.006), intraepidermal nerve fiber density (IENFD) (P = 0.02), and mean dendritic length (MDL) (P = 0.02) over 3 years. Fifteen subjects who remained IGT and 5 subjects who returned to normal glucose tolerance had no significant baseline abnormality on CCM or IENFD but had a lower MDL (P < 0.0001) compared with control subjects. The IGT subjects showed a significant decrease in IENFD (P = 0.02) but no change in MDL or CCM over 3 years. Those who returned to NGT showed an increase in CNFD (P = 0.05), CNBD (P = 0.04), and CNFL (P = 0.05), but a decrease in IENFD (P = 0.02), over 3 years. CONCLUSIONS CCM and skin biopsy detect a small-fiber neuropathy in subjects with IGT who develop type 2 diabetes and also show a dynamic worsening or improvement in corneal and intraepidermal nerve morphology in relation to change in glucose tolerance status.
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- Shazli Azmi
- Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester and Central Manchester National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, U.K
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- Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester and Central Manchester National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, U.K
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- Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester and Central Manchester National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, U.K. Weill-Cornell Medical College, Doha, Qatar
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- Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester and Central Manchester National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, U.K. Weill-Cornell Medical College, Doha, Qatar
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- Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester and Central Manchester National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, U.K
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- Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester and Central Manchester National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, U.K
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- Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester and Central Manchester National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, U.K
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- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, U.K
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- Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester and Central Manchester National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, U.K
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- Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester and Central Manchester National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, U.K
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- Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester and Central Manchester National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, U.K
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- Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester and Central Manchester National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, U.K
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- Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester and Central Manchester National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, U.K
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- Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester and Central Manchester National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, U.K. Weill-Cornell Medical College, Doha, Qatar
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