Meanings
nounhyperamylinaemia (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineThe presence of excess amylin in the blood
In circumstances of defective ProIAPP processing or hyperamylinaemia, the equilibrium between IAPP forming a heterodimer with insulin may shift towards IAPP homodimerization.
2016 February 4, “Identification of Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide as a BACE2 Substrate”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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