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LADA: Time for a New Definition
17 Jan 2013
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In this issue of Diabetes, Zhou et al. (1) report on theprevalence and characteristics of latent autoimmunediabetes in adults (LADA) in China. Findings fromthis study underscore the profound need for a new definition of LADA. LADA, a slowly progressive form of autoimmune di-abetes that develops in adults and does not require insulin therapy for some time after diagnosis, was first described over 25 years ago (2)....
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