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Percentage binding of 125I-labelled concanavalin A to erythrocytes in diabetic patients was significantly higher than that in normal subjects (12.2 ±2.8 versus 8.1±1.8%, mean ± SD, p< 0.001). Insulin-dependent diabetic patients showed significantly higher concanavalin A binding than non-insulin-dependent diabetic subjects (15.0±1.4 versus 11.4±2.5%, p<0.01). There was a highly significant correlation between percentage binding of 125I-labelled concanavalin A and glycosylated haemoglobin.
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Okada, Y., Arima, T., Okazaki, S. et al. Increased 125I-labelled concanavalin A binding to erythrocytes in diabetes mellitus. Diabetologia 22, 212–214 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00283755
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