Diabetes mellitus in a young Amazon Indian child

CONTEXT: Although type 2 diabetes has been described among American Indian children, no case of type 1 diabetes has been reported in the literature. CASE REPORT: We report the first case of diabetes in a South American Indian child from the tropical rainforest, who was positive for IA2 autoantibodie...

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Main Authors: Mônica Andrade Lima Gabbay, Edson Bussad, Ligia Persoli, Walkiria Volpini, Sérgio Atala Dib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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