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Progressive decline in insulin levels in Rabson-Mendenhall syndrome.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Aug 1999
Longo N, Wang Y, Pasquali M
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the insulin receptor gene cause the severe insulin-resistant syndromes leprechaunism and Rabson-Mendenhall syndrome, whose metabolic features include fasting hypoglycemia, post-prandial hyperglycemia, and extremely elevated insulin levels. Patients with Rabson-Mendenhall syndrome have a protracted course and eventually develop ketoacidosis. To determine the mechanism causing this progression and the...
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