Identification of Autoantibody-Negative Autoimmune Type 2 Diabetic Patients

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Authors

Barbara Brooks‐Worrell · Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research

Jessica Reichow · Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research

Amit Goel · Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center

Jerry P. Palmer · Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research

Abstract

We have identified a group of adult autoimmune phenotypic type 2 diabetic patients who are Ab(-)T(+) and thus would not be detected using autoantibody testing alone. We conclude that islet autoimmunity may be more prevalent in adult phenotypic type 2 diabetic patients than previously estimated.

Topics & Keywords

Diabetes and associated disorders Pancreatic function and diabetes Diabetes Management and Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Diabetes Care

Volume 34, Issue 1, pp. 168-173

DOI: 10.2337/dc10-0579

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