Abstract:BackgroundIncident cases of of giant cell arteritis (GCA) have a significantly reduced prevalence of diabetes at time of diagnosis (1) and lower fasting blood glucose, lipid levels and body mass index compared to controls have been found years before clinical diagnosis [2,3]. This implicates metabolic pathways in the development of GCA.ObjectivesTo investigate the relation between plasma proteins associated with metabolism and subsequent development of GCA.MethodsParticipants in a population-based survey (N=30… Show more
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