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Progression to diabetes in relatives with islet autoantibodies. Is it inevitable?
Diabetes care - 1 Dec 1999
Gardner S G, Gale E A, Williams A J, Gillespie K M, Lawrence K E, Bottazzo G F, Bingley P J
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OBJECTIVE: A large cohort of family members with islet cell antibodies (ICA) > or = 20 Juvenile Diabetes Foundation units (JDF U) was examined to determine whether there was a subgroup at low risk of progression to diabetes; whether risk of progression changed over time; and whether rate of progression to diabetes varied according to age, islet autoantibodies, and genetic markers of susceptibility. RESEARCH...
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