• Medicine
• Published in La Clinica terapeutica 2006

[Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults].

@article{Maioli2006LatentAD,
  title={[Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults].},
  author={Mario Maioli and Loreta Puddu and Giovanni Mario Pes},
  journal={La Clinica terapeutica},
  year={2006},
  volume={157 1},
  pages={
          69-78
        }
}

• Mario Maioli, Loreta Puddu, Giovanni Mario Pes

Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) is a disorder with onset after age 30, insulin independence for at least 6 months after diagnosis, and the presence of circulating pancreatic islet autoantibodies. The prevalence of LADA varies substantially across ethnic groups and ranges approximately from 1% to 10% among patients with type 2 diabetes. In this review we discuss the nomenclature, diagnostic criteria, immunologic and genetic markers, metabolic alterations and therapy of this form of… CONTINUE READING

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