Mechanism of impaired glucose tolerance in survivors of childhood leukaemia treated with and without bone marrow transplantation and total body irradiation

Background: Impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes mellitus are increasingly recognised in survivors of bone marrow transplantation and total body irradiation (BMT/TBI). Aim: To investigate mechanisms leading to increased risk of diabetes in childhood survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL...

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Main Author: Wei, Christina
Published: University of Bristol 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.681988