Article
Clinical and genetic characteristics of type 2 diabetes with and without GAD antibodies.
Diabetes - 1 Jan 1999
Tuomi T, Carlsson A, Li H, Isomaa B, Miettinen A, Nilsson A, Nissén M, Ehrnström B O, Forsén B, Snickars B, Lahti K, Forsblom C, Saloranta C, Taskinen M R, Groop L C
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the study was 1) to establish the prevalence of GAD antibodies (GADab) in a population-based study of type 2 diabetes in western Finland, 2) to genetically and phenotypically characterize this subgroup, and 3) to provide a definition for latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA). The...
Topics
- Alleles
- Autoantibodies
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Female
- Genotype
- Glucose Intolerance
- Glutamate Decarboxylase
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
- Humans
- Hypoglycemic Agents
- Insulin
- Male