▪ Abstract Psoriasis is an inflammatory/autoimmune disease and, as with many autoimmune
diseases, is associated with alleles from the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). With …

This paper describes the methodology, results and limitations of the 2013 International
Diabetes Federation (IDF) Atlas (6th edition) estimates of the worldwide numbers of …

Objectives: To present the main mechanisms that cause gastrointestinal symptoms in
patients with diabetes mellitus, their frequency, and controversies as to their occurrence in …

Abstract Type 1 diabetes (T1D) and latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) represent
the most common types of autoimmune diabetes and are characterized by different age of …

Argentine population genetic structure was examined using a set of 78 ancestry informative
markers (AIMs) to assess the contributions of European, Amerindian, and African ancestry in …

Diabetes has become one of the top causes of death and premature disability in less than
half a century in Latin America (LA). Two of the countries with a higher number of affected …

Objectives Describe the overweight frequency (overweight and obesity) and identify the
factors associated with this in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) …

Background: The Cuban population is essentially a result of the admixture between
Spanish, West African and, to a lesser degree, Amerindian tribes that inhabited the island …

Latin America is among the regions with the highest diabetes-related burden. Research and
treatment programs have increased in number and complexity in recent years, but they are …

Objectives. To determine incidence, mortality, and clinical status of youth with diabetes at the
Centro Vivir con Diabetes, Cochabamba, Bolivia, with support from International Diabetes …