Individuals Fulfilling Criteria for Type 2 Diabetes Rather Than LADA Display Transient Signs of Autoimmunity Preceding Diagnosis With Possible Clinical Implications: The HUNT Study.
- Resource Type
- letter
- Authors
- Sørgjerd, Elin P.; Åsvold, Bjørn O.; Thorsby, Per M.; Grill, Valdemar
- Source
- Diabetes Care. 2018, Vol. 41 Issue 12, pe161-e163. 3p.
- Subject
- *AUTOIMMUNITY
*TYPE 2 diabetes
*AUTOANTIBODIES
*LONGITUDINAL method
*POPULATION-based case control
*RESEARCH methodology
- Language
- ISSN
- 0149-5992
The article presents the study which examined whether some individuals have transient evidence of autoimmunity prior to a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and whether their clinical characteristics differ from those of other individuals classified as having type 2 diabetes. Details on the method of the study, which involved the HUNT longitudinal population health study in Norway, are offered.