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The synopsis was written by Vicky Heath, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice. R Retnakaran thanks Dr Daniel Drucker for helpful discussion and guidance.
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Retnakaran, R. Does addition of vildagliptin to metformin monotherapy improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus?. Nat Rev Endocrinol 3, 572–573 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpendmet0552
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