"C-Peptide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The middle segment of proinsulin that is between the N-terminal B-chain and the C-terminal A-chain. It is a pancreatic peptide of about 31 residues, depending on the species. Upon proteolytic cleavage of proinsulin, equimolar INSULIN and C-peptide are released. C-peptide immunoassay has been used to assess pancreatic beta cell function in diabetic patients with circulating insulin antibodies or exogenous insulin. Half-life of C-peptide is 30 min, almost 8 times that of insulin.
| Descriptor ID |
D002096
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.587.200.500.250 D12.644.548.586.200.500.250
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| Concept/Terms |
C-Peptide- C-Peptide
- C Peptide
- Connecting Peptide
- Proinsulin C-Peptide
- Proinsulin C Peptide
- C-Peptide, Proinsulin
- C Peptide, Proinsulin
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "C-Peptide" by people in Profiles.
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Genetic Associations With C-peptide Levels Before Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis in At-risk Relatives. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Mar 17; 110(4):e1046-e1050.
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Clinical Prediction Models Combining Routine Clinical Measures Have High Accuracy in Identifying Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Defined by Maintained Endogenous Insulin Secretion: The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study. Diabetes Care. 2024 Dec 01; 47(12):2110-2119.
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Age and sex mark clinical differences in the presentation of pediatric type 1 diabetes mellitus. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Jan 29; 38(1):22-28.
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Effect of Oral Insulin on Early Combined Glucose and C-Peptide Endpoints in Individuals at High-Risk for Type 1 Diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes. 2024; 2024:8343868.
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Comparisons of Metabolic Measures to Predict T1D vs Detect a Preventive Treatment Effect in High-Risk Individuals. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2024 Jul 12; 109(8):2116-2123.
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Early Metabolic Endpoints Identify Persistent Treatment Efficacy in Recent-Onset Type 1 Diabetes Immunotherapy Trials. Diabetes Care. 2024 Jun 01; 47(6):1048-1055.
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Inaccurate diagnosis of diabetes type in youth: prevalence, characteristics, and implications. Sci Rep. 2024 04 17; 14(1):8876.
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Phenotypes Associated With Zones Defined by Area Under the Curve Glucose and C-peptide in a Population With Islet Autoantibodies. Diabetes Care. 2023 05 01; 46(5):1098-1105.
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Persistence of ?-Cell Responsiveness for Over Two Years in Autoantibody-Positive Children With Marked Metabolic Impairment at Screening. Diabetes Care. 2022 12 01; 45(12):2982-2990.
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The Transition From a Compensatory Increase to a Decrease in C-peptide During the Progression to Type 1 Diabetes and Its Relation to Risk. Diabetes Care. 2022 10 01; 45(10):2264-2270.