Clinical Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: [Email]
Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) is a strong predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality found to be both marker and target of impaired glucose metabolism. GDF15 increases following glucose administration and is up-regulated in obesity and diabetes. We investigate here the relationship between GDF15 and beta cell function.