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Evaluation of serum 1,5 anhydroglucitol levels as a clinical test to differentiate subtypes of diabetes.
Diabetes care - 1 Feb 2010
Pal Aparna, Farmer Andrew J, Dudley Christina, Selwood Mary P, Barrow Beryl A, Klyne Rhiannon, Grew Jilly P, McCarthy Mark I, Gloyn Anna L, Owen Katharine R
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OBJECTIVE: Assignment of the correct molecular diagnosis in diabetes is necessary for informed decisions regarding treatment and prognosis. Better clinical markers would facilitate discrimination and prioritization for genetic testing between diabetes subtypes. Serum 1,5 anhydroglucitol (1,5AG) levels were reported to differentiate maturity-onset diabetes of the young due to HNF1A mutations (HNF1A-MODY) from type...
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