OntologyTerm
C-peptide measurement

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definition 
A measurement of the connecting peptide, or C-peptide - a short 31-amino-acid polypeptide that connects insulin's A-chain to its B-chain in the proinsulin molecule. C-peptide measurements may be made for clinical diagnostics. As a means of distinguishing type 1 diabetes from type 2 diabetes or Maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY). To determine how much of their own natural insulin a person is producing as C-peptide is secreted in equimolar amounts to insulin. C-peptide may be used for determining the possibility of gastrinomas associated with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasm syndromes. C-peptide levels may be checked in women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) to help determine degree of insulin resistance (EFO)
namespace 
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo
parents 
  1. cancer biomarker measurement
  2. insulin secretion rate measurement
preferred_name 
C-peptide measurement
references 
  1. None
source_ontologies 
  1. Experimental Factor Ontology
term_id 
EFO:0005187
term_name 
C-peptide measurement
term_url 
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0005187