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What are the characteristics of phenotypic type 2 diabetic patients with low-titer GAD65 antibodies?
Acta diabetologica - 1 Feb 2014
Mahadeb Yovan P, Gruson Damien, Buysschaert Martin, Hermans Michel P
Abstract excerpt
Type 2 diabetes results from combined insulin resistance and β-cell deficiency. Type 1 diabetes results from β-cell destruction associated with islet autoantibodies, including those directed against glutamate decarboxylase (GAD65 antibodies [GADA]). Clinical impact of low GADA positivity (<60 U/ml) in type 2 diabetes is debated, being rarely performed in routine care. The aim of our study was to determine the...
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