A recent study has identified some protein markers that may be promising in the early detection of type I diabetes in children. The study has been able to isolate proteins in children who have relatives with type I diabetes, and thus, have a higher chance of contracting the disease themselves. While the proteins they have identified are far from being fully trusted biomarkers, researchers are confident that they will someday be the accepted way of detecting children with the autoantibodies that put them at risk for type I diabetes.
Proteins as an early warning system for type 1 diabetes?