Article
Aetiological heterogeneity of asymptomatic hyperglycaemia in children and adolescents.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Jul 2006
Feigerlová E, Pruhová S, Dittertová L, Lebl J, Pinterová D, Kolostová K, Cerná M, Pedersen O, Hansen T
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Randomly estimated fasting hyperglycaemia in an asymptomatic individual may represent the first sign of pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction. OBJECTIVE: We aimed at specifying the genetic aetiology of asymptomatic hyperglycaemia in a cohort of children and adolescents. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We analysed the aetiological diagnosis in 82 non-obese paediatric subjects (38 males) aged 0.2-18.5 years (median:...
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