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http://ds.saudeindigena.icict.fiocruz.br/handle/bvs/5880| Title: | Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of the Adult (LADA) in a Brazilian Indian |
| Authors: | Vieira Filho, João Paulo Botelho Moises, Regina Celia Mello Santiago Sá, João Roberto de Chacra, Antonio Roberto Dib, Sergio Atala |
| Abstract: | CONTEXT: Latent autoimmune diabetes of the adult (LADA) as originally described represents perhaps as many as 10 -- 20% 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 environmental background. |
| Keywords: | Brazil Health of Indigenous Peoples Indians, South American Diabetes Mellitus Autoimmune Diabetes of the Adult |
| Keywords: | Mato Grosso Região Amazônica Região Centro-Oeste Xavante Estudo de Caso Xavante-Jê Doenças e Agravos Não Transmissíveis |
| DeCS: | Brasil Saúde de Populações Indígenas Índios Sul-Americanos Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Autoimune Latente em Adultos Doenças Endócrinas, Nutricionais e Metabólicas Relatos de Casos |
| Issue Date: | 2001 |
| Publisher: | Associação Paulista de Medicina |
| Citation: | VIEIRA FILHO, João Paulo Botelho; et al. Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of the Adult (LADA) in a Brazilian Indian. Sao Paulo Med J., v. 119, n. 2, p. 84-85, 2001. |
| metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | 10.1590/S1516-31802001000200009 |
| ISSN: | 1516-3180 |
| Copyright: | open access |
| Appears in Collections: | DANT - Artigos de Periódicos |
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