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[Latent autoimmune diabetes of adult or slim type 2 diabetes mellitus?].
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Mar 2008
Calsolari Maria Regina, Rosário Pedro W Souza do, Reis Janice Sepúlveda, Silva Saulo Cavalcanti da, Purisch Saulo
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of latent autoimmune diabetes of the adult (LADA) varies according to the population studied, criteria used and antibodies analyzed. In a series of 256 patients > 25 years, we found that 26 (10.2%) were anti-GAD antibody (GADA) positive and 16 of them (6.3%) progressed without initial insulin requirement. Although controversy exists, the following diagnostic criteria for LADA are suggested: age...
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