Glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies are indicators of the course, but not of the onset, of diabetes in middle-aged adults: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

Glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies are indicators of the course, but not of the onset, of diabetes in middle-aged adults: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

To efficiently examine the association of glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody (GADA) positivity with the onset and progression of diabetes in middle-aged adults, we performed a case-cohort study representing the ~9-year experience of 10,275 Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study participants, in...

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Main Authors: A. Vigo, B.B. Duncan, M.I. Schmidt, D. Couper, G. Heiss, J.S. Pankow, C.M. Ballantyne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2007-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Diabetes mellitus
Glutamic acid decarboxylase
Auto-immune diseases
Inflammation
Risk factors
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000700007

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