Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of the Adult (LADA) in a Brazilian Indian
São Paulo med. j
; 119(2): 84-5, Mar. 2001.
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CONTEXT Latent autoimmune diabetes of the adult (LADA) as originally described represents perhaps as many as 10 -- 20 percent of adult-onset patients with diabetes. DESIGN:
case report. CASE REPORT A 38-year-old Brazilian Xavante-Jê Indian with Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of the Adult (LADA) is described, coming from the Sangradouro community in Poxoréu, Mato Grosso. The onset of diabetes after reaching 25 years of age, the evolution to insulin deficiency after a period of insulin-independence and the presence of auto-antibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) characteristic of LADA were present. This patient may represent the first case of LADA in a Brazilian with full Indian heritage. Further studies are necessary to verify the prevalence of this new type of diabetes in this population that does not have Caucasoid admixture and has a particular environmentalbackground:
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LILACS
Main subject:
Indians, South American
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
São Paulo med. j
Journal subject:
Cirurgia Geral
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Cincia
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Ginecologia
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MEDICINA
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Medicina Interna
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Obstetr¡cia
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Pediatria
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Sa£de Mental
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Sa£de P£blica
Year:
2001
Type:
Article