Abstract
A newborn infant with trisomy 21 was found to have congenital diabetes which appears to be permanent. Congenital diabetes is extremely rare and differs from type I or type II diabetes. It has never been reported previously in Down's syndrome and it seems to be due to a selective β cell defect with undetectable C-peptide but normal α-cell function.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 575-576 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Congenital diabetes
- Trisomy 21