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Phenotypic Type 2 Diabetes in Obese Youth
11 Dec 2008
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Some obese youth with a clinical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes have evidence of islet cell autoimmunity with positive autoantibodies. In this study, we investigated the differences in insulin sensitivity and secretion between autoantibody-negative (Ab-) and -positive (Ab+) youth with clinically diagnosed type 2 diabetes in comparison with control subjects. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Sixteen Ab- and 26...
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