Epidemiology of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes in Azerbaijan: Incidence clinical features biochemistry and HLA-DRB1 status

摘要

Aims:Determine the incidence and typology of diabetes in children in Azerbaijan. Methods: Clinical features, C-peptide, autoantibodies (glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 (GAD65) and islet antigen 2 (IA-2)), and HLA-DRB1 status were studied in 106 subjects <18 years of age who were recently diagnosed. 104 cases were consecutive. Incidence was determined for Baku and Absheron regions, where ascertainment is estimated to be essentially 100%.