Acanthosis nigricans: A screening test for insulin resistance – An important risk factor for diabetes mellitus type-2

BACKGROUND: Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is one of the signs suggestive of high insulin resistance (IR). IR is one of the mechanisms involved in pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus type-2 (DM Type-2). Thus, early detection of IR in children may allow us time to intervene well before the development of DM...

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Autores principales: Bhagyanathan, Meera, Dhayanithy, Deepak, Parambath, Vijayan Ampaya, Bijayraj, R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5629898/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29026747
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.214961

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