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Diagnosis in diabetes: does it matter?
The journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh - 1 Jun 2011
Thethy I, Robertson L, Swaminathan K
Abstract excerpt
The diagnosis of diabetes subtypes in a busy clinic is usually based on the age at onset, phenotype and biochemical diagnostic criteria. Not surprisingly, the focus is predominantly on diagnosing type 1 and type 2 diabetes. More challenging for the physician is to think of monogenic diabetes, which results from gene mutations that reduce beta cell function. Often misdiagnosed as type 1 or type 2 diabetes,...
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