Retinol & DM

Retinol & DM
BOSTON, June 15 — High levels of retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4), which transports vitamin A as its main job, may be an early warning sign for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, according to researchers here.

Serum levels of retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) are correlated with insulin resistance in a range of patients at risk for diabetes, found Barbara Kahn, M.D., of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, and colleagues.