237 A retrospective review of the epidemiology of cystic fibrosis related diabetes (CFRD) in adult cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Cystic fibrosis related diabetes.
Diabetes is a frequent complication seen in cystic fibrosis patients as they reach adulthood. Cystic fibrosis related diabetes (CFRD) is distinguished as a separate entity with features that include progressive loss of islet beta cell mass and insulin deficiency, as well as insulin resistance. Abnormalities in glucose tolerance may be detectable for many years prior to the development of overt ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1569-1993
DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(12)60406-8