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01.09.2006 | Commentary
Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA)—more than a name
verfasst von:
L. Groop, T. Tuomi, M. Rowley, P. Zimmet, I. R. Mackay
Erschienen in:
Diabetologia
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Ausgabe 9/2006
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Excerpt
In a recent editorial [
1], Edwin Gale questioned the rationale for the designation of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) [
2] as a distinct aetiological entity. The reasons given for this were that measurements of antibodies to GAD are imprecise and cut-off levels are arbitrary, and that the clinical value of a diagnosis of LADA has not been demonstrated. We, however, think that there are persuasive reasons for retention of LADA as a subgroup of diabetes. …