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Type 2 diabetes mellitus phenotype and graft survival after islet transplantation.
Transplantation - 15 Jul 2009
Leitão Cristiane B, Bernetti Karina, Tharavanij Thipaporn, Cure Pablo, Ricordi Camillo, Alejandro Rodolfo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Body fat accumulation decreases insulin sensitivity. It has being associated with earlier onset of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) and islet graft failure. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether insulin resistance, characterized by risk factors for type 2 DM, can predict islet graft survival in type 1 DM islet transplant (ITx) recipients. METHODS: Demographic, anthropometrical, and laboratory...
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