title: Diabetes mellitus in a young Amazon Indian child.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although type 2 diabetes has been described among American Indian children, no case of type 1 diabetes has been reported in the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the first case of diabetes in a South American Indian child from the tropical rainforest, who was positive for IA2 autoantibodies and genetic markers of susceptibility to type 1 diabetes, but also demonstrated residual beta cell function four years after diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Center, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Boptucatu 740, São Paulo, Brazil, CEP 04034-9826.
authors.forename: Mônica Andrade Lima
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gabbay
authors.forename: Edson
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bussad
authors.forename: Ligia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Persoli
authors.forename: Walkiria
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Volpini
authors.forename: Sérgio Atala
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Dib
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers