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Identification of a distinct phenotype of elderly latent autoimmune diabetes in adults: LADA China Study 8.
Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews - 1 Jan 2019
Niu Xiaohong, Luo Shuoming, Li Xia, Xie Zhiguo, Xiang Yufei, Huang Gan, Lin Jian, Yang Lin, Liu Zhenqi, Wang Xiangbing, Leslie R David, Zhou Zhiguang
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BACKGROUND: Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) exhibits significant clinical heterogeneity, but the underlying causes remain unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate whether age of onset of LADA contributes to the observed clinical heterogeneity by comparing the clinical, metabolic, and immunogenetic characteristics between elderly and young LADA patients. METHODS: The cross-sectional study...
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