Research progress on biomarkers of adult-onset latent autoimmune diabetes

Abstract

Adult-onset latent autoimmune diabetes （LADA） represents an autoimmune form of diabetes that emerges in the adult population. Frequently， individuals with LADA are initially misdiagnosed as type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus. Nonstandard management of LADA patients can impede efforts to preserve the remaining functionality of pancreatic islet beta-cells，elevate the risk of early complications of diabetes and increase the mortality rate. This review offers a comprehensive examination of various biomarkers， encompassing genetic factors， transcriptional profiles， proteins， metabolomic markers， and inflammatory indices， which may be employed to forecast the onset of LADA， aiming to facilitate prompt recognition and diagnosis of LADA， thereby retarding the progressive deterioration of pancreatic islet beta-cell function.

Keywords

• adult|latent autoimmune diabetes|type 1 diabetes mellitus|type 2 diabetes mellitus|biomarker