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Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Dec 2009
Naik Ramachandra G, Brooks-Worrell Barbara M, Palmer Jerry P
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CONTEXT: Autoantibodies that are reactive to islet antigens are present at the time of diagnosis in most patients with type 1 diabetes. Additionally, approximately 10% of phenotypic type 2 diabetic patients are positive for at least one of the islet autoantibodies, and this group is often referred to as "latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA)." These patients share many genetic and immunological similarities...
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