Article
[Heterogeneity of type 1 diabetes mellitus].
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Mar 2008
Dib Sergio Atala
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) comprises all forms of autoimmune-mediated and idiopathic beta-cell destruction leading to absolute insulin deficiency. The etiological heterogeneity of T1D has been recognized for the last decades, but it has been divided into only two subtypes so far: autoimmune (T1D)A and non-autoimmune (T1D)B mediated. Polygenic T1DA (isolated or associated to other autoimmune diseases) is the most...
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