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Islet autoantibodies were present in 6.4% of overweight/obese adults with type 2 diabetes.
Practitioners should be aware that a small percentage of overweight/obese adults with type 2 diabetes may have islet autoantibodies.
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We found that 13 participants (6.4%) were autoantibody positive.
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Islet autoantibody positivity in overweight and obese adults with type 2 diabetes
Scott J. Pilla et al. · Autoimmunity · 2018
DOI 10.1080/08916934.2018.1547711
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