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- Mônica Andrade Lima Gabbay, Edson Bussad, Ligia Persoli, Walkiria Volpini, and Sérgio Atala Dib.
- Diabetes Center, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Boptucatu 740, São Paulo, Brazil, CEP 04034-9826.
- Sao Paulo Med J. 2005 Mar 2; 123 (2): 939593-5.
ContextAlthough type 2 diabetes has been described among American Indian children, no case of type 1 diabetes has been reported in the literature.Case ReportWe report the first case of diabetes in a South American Indian child from the tropical rainforest, who was positive for IA2 autoantibodies and genetic markers of susceptibility to type 1 diabetes, but also demonstrated residual beta cell function four years after diagnosis.
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