Prevalence and special clinical and biochemical characteristics of familial type 1 (insulin dependent) diabetes mellitus in pediatric patients in a tertiary care setting

Background and Objectives: The hereditable nature of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) makes it a condition that is in some cases shared among siblings. Studies that focus on the epidemiology of T1DM among siblings are scarce. The primary focus of the study is to estimate the prevalence of familial T1...

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Main Authors: Angham AlMutair, Norah AlSabty, Hala AlNuaim, Rawan Al Hamdan, Afaf Moukaddem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352646720300922