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Insulin resistance in adolescents with Down syndrome: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is higher in individuals with Down syndrome (DS) than in the general population; it may be due to the high prevalence of obesity presented by many of them. The aim of this study was to evaluate the insulin resistance (IR) using the HOMA (Homeostasis Mo...

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Autores principales: Fonseca, Cristina T, Amaral, Daniela M, Ribeiro, Márcia G, Beserra, Izabel CR, Guimarães, Marília M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1177940/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15963228
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6823-5-6