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Editorial
. 2018 Dec;6(Suppl 2):S102.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2018.11.40.

Results of the First Genome-Wide Association Study of Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults further highlight the need for a novel diabetes classification system

Theocharis Koufakis  1 , Spyridon N Karras  1 , Pantelis Zebekakis  1 , Kalliopi Kotsa  1
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Editorial

Results of the First Genome-Wide Association Study of Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults further highlight the need for a novel diabetes classification system

Theocharis Koufakis et al. Ann Transl Med. 2018 Dec.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • First Genome-Wide Association Study of Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults Reveals Novel Insights Linking Immune and Metabolic Diabetes.
    Cousminer DL, Ahlqvist E, Mishra R, Andersen MK, Chesi A, Hawa MI, Davis A, Hodge KM, Bradfield JP, Zhou K, Guy VC, Åkerlund M, Wod M, Fritsche LG, Vestergaard H, Snyder J, Højlund K, Linneberg A, Käräjämäki A, Brandslund I, Kim CE, Witte D, Sørgjerd EP, Brillon DJ, Pedersen O, Beck-Nielsen H, Grarup N, Pratley RE, Rickels MR, Vella A, Ovalle F, Melander O, Harris RI, Varvel S, Grill VER; Bone Mineral Density in Childhood Study; Hakonarson H, Froguel P, Lonsdale JT, Mauricio D, Schloot NC, Khunti K, Greenbaum CJ, Åsvold BO, Yderstræde KB, Pearson ER, Schwartz S, Voight BF, Hansen T, Tuomi T, Boehm BO, Groop L, Leslie RD, Grant SFA. Cousminer DL, et al. Diabetes Care. 2018 Nov;41(11):2396-2403. doi: 10.2337/dc18-1032. Epub 2018 Sep 25. Diabetes Care. 2018. PMID: 30254083 Free PMC article.

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