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Reduced incidence of new-onset posttransplantation diabetes mellitus during the last decade.
Transplantation - 15 Nov 2007
Valderhaug Tone Gretland, Hjelmesaeth Jøran, Rollag Halvor, Leivestad Torbjørn, Røislien Jo, Jenssen Trond, Hartmann Anders
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BACKGROUND: A previous study (1995-1996) of 173 nondiabetic renal transplant recipients (historical cohort; HC) revealed a 20% incidence of new-onset posttransplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM) and 32% with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or impaired fasting glucose (IFG). We examined whether glucose tolerance has improved after recent changes in our immunosuppressive protocol and a switch from deferred to...
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