Article
Transient neonatal diabetes, a disorder of imprinting.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Dec 2002
Temple I K, Shield J P H
Abstract excerpt
Transient neonatal diabetes (TND) is a rare but distinct type of diabetes. Classically, neonates present with growth retardation and diabetes in the first week of life. Apparent remission occurs by 3 months but there is a tendency for children to develop diabetes in later life. Evidence suggests it is the result of overexpression of an imprinted and paternally expressed gene/s within the TND critical region at...
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