title: Branching out for detection of type 2 diabetes.
abstract: Type 2 diabetes is an epidemic disease worldwide, but it is difficult to predict its appearance in the general population. A recent study demonstrates that circulating concentrations of a small group of essential amino acids predict risk for diabetes, contributing to a recent resurgence of interest in these common analytes.
authors.affiliation: Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27704, USA.
authors.forename: Svati H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Laura P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Svetkey
authors.forename: Christopher B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Newgard