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Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adults Is Phenotypically Similar to Type 1 Diabetes in a Minority Population.
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PMID:  22205710     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Context:Latent autoimmune diabetes of adults (LADA) is a form of autoimmune diabetes that has been classified as part of type 1 diabetes or as a distinct clinical entity. Its precise place as a disease category is therefore controversial.Objective:The objective of this study was to further examine this issue by comparing the phenotypes of LADA and type 1 diabetes in a predominately minority population.Patients and Methods:We studied 126 subjects who were anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody-positive in two separate studies-63 subjects in an outpatient study (study 1), and 63 inpatients after resolution of ketoacidosis (study 2). Clinical and biochemical phenotyping was performed in all patients in each group.Results:Few significant differences were found in the clinical or biochemical phenotypes in patients classified as LADA when compared with type 1 diabetes. Adiposity, body mass index, waist/hip ratio, fasting plasma C-peptide, serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides were all similar. The only distinguishing feature was a history of hypertension (study 1) or systolic blood pressure (study 2). Also, a history of ketoacidosis did not influence the phenotype of LADA in the outpatients in any discernable way.Conclusions:We conclude that LADA and type 1 diabetes are phenotypically indistinguishable in this predominantly minority population with a mean duration of glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody-positive diabetes of about 8 yr.
Authors:
Kristina Djekic; Aram Mouzeyan; Eli Ipp
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-12-28
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Title:  The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1945-7197     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Dec 
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Created Date:  2011-12-29     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  0375362     Medline TA:  J Clin Endocrinol Metab     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Department of Medicine, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-University of California-Los Angeles Medical Center, Torrance, California 90509.
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