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[OttomanRosendahl]

Spit test shows promise in diagnosing, monitoring diabetes

In a small study presented at the AACE meeting, scientists examined the saliva of 40 patients, trying to pinpoint biomarkers that indicate the presence of diabetes. A third of the patients had diabetes, a third had prediabetes and a third were clinically healthy. The researchers' goal was to characterize proteins in human saliva that indicated prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, said Srinivasa Nagalla, adjunct associate professor of pediatrics at Doernbecher Children's Hospital, at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland.


http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-05-15-diabetes-spit_N.htm