Open AccessTowards precision medicine in diabetes? A critical review of glucotypes
Author(s) -
Ádám Hulmán,
Yuri D. Foreman,
Martijn C.G.J. Brouwers,
Abraham A. Kroon,
Koen D. Reesink,
Pieter C. Dagnelie,
Carla Kallen,
Marleen M. J. van Greevenbroek,
Kristine Færch,
Dorte Vistisen,
Marit E. Jørgensen,
Coen D. A. Stehouwer,
Daniel R. Witte
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000890
Subject(s) - biology , precision medicine , diabetes mellitus , computational biology , medline , bioinformatics , data science , genetics , computer science , endocrinology , biochemistry
In response to a study previously published in PLOS Biology, this Formal Comment thoroughly examines the concept of ’glucotypes’ with regard to its generalisability, interpretability and relationship to more traditional measures used to describe data from continuous glucose monitoring.