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A-beta-subtype of ketosis-prone diabetes is not predominantly a monogenic diabetic syndrome.
Diabetes care - 1 May 2009
Haaland Wade C, Scaduto Diane I, Maldonado Mario R, Mansouri Dena L, Nalini Ramaswami, Iyer Dinakar, Patel Sanjeet, Guthikonda Anu, Hampe Christiane S, Balasubramanyam Ashok, Metzker Michael L
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OBJECTIVE: Ketosis-prone diabetes (KPD) is an emerging syndrome that encompasses several distinct phenotypic subgroups that share a predisposition to diabetic ketoacidosis. We investigated whether the A-beta- subgroup of KPD, characterized by complete insulin dependence, absent beta-cell functional reserve, lack of islet cell autoantibodies, and strong family history of type 2 diabetes, represents a monogenic...
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