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Immunogenetic analysis suggests different pathogenesis for obese and lean African-Americans with diabetic ketoacidosis.
Diabetes care - 1 Sept 1999
Umpierrez G E, Woo W, Hagopian W A, Isaacs S D, Palmer J P, Gaur L K, Nepom G T, Clark W S, Mixon P S, Kitabchi A E
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OBJECTIVE: When presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), lean and obese patients differ in their subsequent clinical course. Although lean patients tend to remain insulin dependent, most obese patients recover endogenous insulin secretion and discontinue insulin therapy. The aim of this study was to determine whether obese African-American patients with DKA could be determined to have type 1 or type 2...
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