Vol 71, No 2 (2020)
Clinical vignette
Published online: 2020-01-07
Insulin autoimmune syndrome — time to remember
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Abstract
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Keywords: HLA-DR typinghypoglycaemiainsulin autoantibodiesinsulin autoimmune syndrome
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