In some cases the phenotype is linked to mislocalization of the pigments to the cytoplasm 29 or vesicle-like structures 19,30
The pathophysiology is unclear, but risk factors are thought to be the same as the type 1 diabetic patients who rapidly improved A1c in the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial: long duration of diabetes mellitus, long duration of poor glycemic control, worse baseline level of DR prior to treatment and magnitude of reduction in A1c after treatment
The key differences between a benign dark spot and a potential melanoma follow the same ABCDE criteria used for skin lesions
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In addition, a meta-analysis of the HARMONY studies of albiglutide revealed that the risk of cardiovascular events was not significantly higher in subjects on albiglutide than in subjects on all other comparators including placebo and oral antidiabetic drugs such as glimepiride, insulin glargine, insulin lispro, liraglutide, pioglitazone, and sitagliptin [99]