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Type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypothyroidism: the possible influence of metformin therapy by Distiller, L. A., Polakow, E. S., Joffe, B. I.

“…Aims To evaluate the frequency with which hypothyroidism is associated with Type 2 diabetes, to examine gender and ethnic group differences, and to assess the…”
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Beneficial effects of weight loss associated with moderate calorie/carbohydrate restriction, and increased proportional intake of protein and unsaturated fat on serum urate and lipoprotein levels in gout: a pilot study by Dessein, P H, Shipton, E A, Stanwix, A E, Joffe, B I, Ramokgadi, J

“…OBJECTIVES Insulin resistance (IR) has been increasingly implicated in the pathogenesis of gout. The lipoprotein abnormalities described in hyperuricaemic…”
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Striving for the impossible dream: a community-based multi-practice collaborative model of diabetes management by Distiller, L. A., Brown, M. A., Joffe, B. I., Kramer, B. D.

“…Diabet. Med. 27, 197–202 (2010) Aims  In 1994 the Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology (CDE) based in Johannesburg, South Africa established a novel…”
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Suppression of circulating interleukin-6 concentrations is associated with decreased endothelial activation in rheumatoid arthritis by DESSEIN, P. H, JOFFE, B. I

“…Circulating interleukin (IL)-6 concentrations are associated with endothelial activation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To assess endothelial activation before…”
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From the coalface : does glargine insulin improve hypoglycaemic episodes, glycaemic control or affect body mass in type 1 diabetic subjects who are attending a 'routine' diabetes clinic? by DISTILLER, L. A, JOFFE, B. I

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Hyposecretion of adrenal androgens and the relation of serum adrenal steroids, serotonin and insulin-like growth factor-1 to clinical features in women with fibromyalgia by Dessein, P H, Shipton, E A, Joffe, B I, Hadebe, D P, Stanwix, A E, Van der Merwe, B A

“…Neuroendocrine deficiencies have been implicated in fibromyalgia (FM). In the present study, adrenal androgen metabolites and their relationship with health…”
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Neuroendocrine deficiency-mediated development and persistence of pain in fibromyalgia: a promising paradigm? by Dessein, P.H., Shipton, E.A., Stanwix, A.E., Joffe, B.I.

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Evidence for insulin resistance in black women from South Africa by VAN DER MERWE, M-T, CROWTHER, N. J, SCHLAPHOFF, G. P, GRAY, I. P, JOFFE, B. I, LÖNNROTH, P. N

“…The rate of glucose disposal was determined in 10 black and 10 white obese nondiabetic urban women from South Africa to assess insulin resistance. Euglycemic…”
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Distribution of autoantibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase across the spectrum of diabetes mellitus seen in South Africa by Panz, V. R., Kalk, W. J., Zouvanis, M., Joffe, B. I.

“…SUMMARY Aims  This study investigated the association between glutamic acid decarb‐ oxylase antibodies (GAD‐AB) and Type 1, Type 2, pancreatic and lipoatrophic…”
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Lactate and glycerol release from adipose tissue in lean, obese, and diabetic women from South Africa by VAN DER MERWE, M.-T, SCHLAPHOFF, G. P, CROWTHER, N. J, BOYD, I. H, GRAY, I. P, JOFFE, B. I, LÖNNROTH, P. N

“…Abnormalities observed in intermediary metabolism may be related to the pathogenesis of obesity-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes. Glycerol and lactate…”
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From lipodystrophy syndromes to diabetes mellitus by Joffe, Barry I, Panz, Vanessa R, Raal, Frederick J

“…Faulty hypothalamic regulation (eg, via the novel Beacon protein11) might be implicated in the pathogenesis of GCL, but the gene for PPARy has been reported to…”
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Free fatty acids and insulin levels: relationship to leptin levels and body composition in various patient groups from South Africa by VAN DER MERWE, M.-T, PANZ, V. R, CROWTHER, N. J, SCHLAPHOFF, G. P, GRAY, I. P, FROGUEL, P, JOFFE, B. I, LÖNNROTH, P. N

“…To investigate the relationship between leptin concentrations, various metabolic indices and body composition in six different groups. Anthropometric…”
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Hyperglycaemic Emergencies in Johannesburg Africans by Zouvanis, M., Pieterse, A.C., Seftel, H.C., Joffe, B.I.

“…In this prospective analysis we investigated the clinical characteristics of black South African diabetic patients admitted to hospital with hyperglycaemic…”
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Lactate and glycerol release from the subcutaneous adipose tissue of obese urban women from South Africa; important metabolic implications by VAN DER MERWE, M. T, CROWTHER, N. J, SCHLAPHOFF, G. P, BOYD, I. H, GRAY, I. P, JOFFE, B. I, LÖNNROTH, P. N

“…Interstitial glycerol and lactate production was measured in the s.c. adipose tissue of two anatomical regions in 10 obese urban black women (BW) and 10 obese…”
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Transcription of lampbrush chromosomes of a centromerically localized highly repeated DNA in pigeon (Columba) relates to sequence arrangement by Solovei, I V, Joffe, B I, Gaginskaya, E R, Macgregor, H C

“…A highly repetitive, centromerically localized DNA sequence (PR1) has been isolated from the genomic DNA of two species of pigeon (Columba livia and C…”
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Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol bulk is the pivotal determinant of atherosclerosis in familial hypercholesterolemia by Raal, Frederick J, Pilcher, Gillian J, Waisberg, Rita, Buthelezi, E.Philani, Veller, Martin G, Joffe, Barry I

“…This study’s aim was to determine whether biochemical risk factors such as lipoprotein(a), fibrinogen, homocysteine, and insulin, as well as low-density…”
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Atherosclerosis seems not to be associated with hyperinsulinaemia in patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia by Raal, F. J., Panz, V. R., Pilcher, G. J., Joffe, B. I.

“…Objective. To study the relationship between hyperinsulinaemia, insulin resistance, leptin and atherosclerosis in subjects with familial hypercholesterolaemia…”
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The metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and its surrogates in African and white subjects with type 2 diabetes in South Africa by Kalk, W J, Joffe, B I

“…Coronary heart disease (CHD) is rare in diabetic Africans in South Africa, unlike diabetic African-Americans, despite moderate levels of conventional risk…”
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Improved glucose tolerance after effective lipid-lowering therapy with bezafibrate in a patient with lipoatrophic diabetes mellitus: a putative role for Randle's cycle in its pathogenesis? by Panz, V. R., Wing, J. R., Raal, F. J., Kedda, M.-A., Joffe, B. I.

“…This report describes a patient with lipoatrophic diabetes mellitus (LDM), which is a rare clinical syndrome characterized by lipoatrophy and severe insulin…”
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Metabolic indices in relation to body composition changes during weight loss on Dexfenfluramine in obese women from two South African ethnic groups by van der Merwe, M T, Wing, J R, Celgow, L H, Gray, I P, Lönn, L, Joffe, B I, Lönnroth, P N

“…To characterize differences in metabolic indices as well as body composition in two ethnic groups. Eight black and eight white obese urban women were studied…”
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