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[Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults in Iceland: prevalence, phenotype and relatedness].
Laeknabladid - 1 Dec 2005
Jónsdóttir Anna Margrét, Aspelund Thor, Sigurdsson Gunnar, Gudnason Vilmundur, Benediktsson Rafn
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INTRODUCTION: Ninety percent of diabetic individuals in Iceland suffer from type 2 diabetes mellitus. Antibodies against ss-cell components characterise type 1 diabetes, but these antibodies are also found in type 2 diabetic individuals, defined as latent autoimmune diabetes in adults or LADA. The purpose of this investigation was to estimate the prevalence of LADA in Iceland and to describe the phenotype and...
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