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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| author | Mônica Andrade Lima Gabbay Edson Bussad Ligia Persoli Walkiria Volpini Sérgio Atala Dib |
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| description | 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 autoantibodies and genetic markers of susceptibility to type 1 diabetes, but also demonstrated residual beta cell function four years after diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-207a602d727a4ba8a5a30ca43069a1752022-12-21T21:59:50ZengAssociação Paulista de MedicinaSão Paulo Medical Journal1806-94601232939510.1590/S1516-31802005000200012S1516-31802005000200012Diabetes mellitus in a young Amazon Indian childMônica Andrade Lima Gabbay0Edson Bussad1Ligia Persoli2Walkiria Volpini3Sérgio Atala Dib4Universidade Federal de São PauloUniversidade Federal de São PauloUniversidade Federal de São PauloUniversidade Federal de São PauloUniversidade Federal de São PauloCONTEXT: 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 autoantibodies and genetic markers of susceptibility to type 1 diabetes, but also demonstrated residual beta cell function four years after diagnosis.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802005000200012&lng=en&tlng=enDiabetes MellitusEthnic GroupsHLA antigensSouth american indiansAutoantibodiesC-peptide |
| spellingShingle | Mônica Andrade Lima Gabbay Edson Bussad Ligia Persoli Walkiria Volpini Sérgio Atala Dib Diabetes mellitus in a young Amazon Indian child São Paulo Medical Journal Diabetes Mellitus Ethnic Groups HLA antigens South american indians Autoantibodies C-peptide |
| title | Diabetes mellitus in a young Amazon Indian child |
| title_full | Diabetes mellitus in a young Amazon Indian child |
| title_fullStr | Diabetes mellitus in a young Amazon Indian child |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diabetes mellitus in a young Amazon Indian child |
| title_short | Diabetes mellitus in a young Amazon Indian child |
| title_sort | diabetes mellitus in a young amazon indian child |
| topic | Diabetes Mellitus Ethnic Groups HLA antigens South american indians Autoantibodies C-peptide |
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