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Metabolic and immunogenetic prediction of long-term insulin remission in African patients with atypical diabetes.
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association - 1 Oct 2002
Sobngwi E, Vexiau P, Levy V, Lepage V, Mauvais-Jarvis F, Leblanc H, Mbanya J C, Gautier J F
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AIMS: We aimed to characterize a cohort of 'atypical' diabetic patients of sub-Saharan African origin and to analyse possible determinants of long-term remission. METHODS: Over 6 years, we studied the clinical and therapeutic profile of 42 consecutive patients undiagnosed or untreated prior to inclusion presenting with cardinal features of diabetes mellitus. We measured insulin secretion and sensitivity at...
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