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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Asunto principal:
Indígenas Sudamericanos
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
São Paulo med. j
Asunto de la revista:
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
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article