Tyrosine phosphatase-related islet antigen 2(256-760) autoantibodies, the only marker of islet autoimmunity that increases by increasing the degree of BMI in obese subjects with type 2 diabetes.

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OBJECTIVE: Since patients with type 2 diabetes and positive for type 1 diabetes-specific antibodies have wide variations in BMI, this study evaluated whether the frequency and pattern of islet autoantibody positivity is related to BMI. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Clinical and biochemical charact...

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