| Literature DB >> 8027243 |
T D O'Brien1, R A Rizza, J A Carney, P C Butler.
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We report islet hyperplasia, nesidioblastosis, and abundant islet amyloidosis (derived from islet amyloid polypeptide) in a case of severe insulin resistance due to a circulating antiinsulin receptor antibody. Massive chronic beta-cell stimulation (as well as noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and insulinoma) appears to be associated with islet amyloid.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 8027243 DOI: 10.1210/jcem.79.1.8027243
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Endocrinol Metab ISSN: 0021-972X Impact factor: 5.958