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Phenotyping of type 2 diabetes mellitus at onset on the basis of fasting incretin tone: Results of a two-step cluster analysis.
Journal of diabetes investigation - 1 Mar 2016
Amato Marco Calogero, Pizzolanti Giuseppe, Torregrossa Vittoria, Pantò Felicia, Giordano Carla
Abstract excerpt
AIMS/INTRODUCTION: According to some authors, in type 2 diabetes there is a reduced postprandial action of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP). However, little is known about the role of fasting incretins in glucose homeostasis. Our aim was to evaluate, through a two-step cluster analysis, the possibility of phenotyping patients with type 2 diabetes at onset on...
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