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Minimal incidence of neonatal/infancy onset diabetes in Italy is 1:90,000 live births.
Acta diabetologica - 1 Oct 2012
Iafusco D, Massa O, Pasquino B, Colombo C, Iughetti L, Bizzarri C, Mammì C, Lo Presti D, Suprani T, Schiaffini R, Nichols Colin G, Russo L, Grasso V, Meschi F, Bonfanti R, Brescianini S, Barbetti F
Abstract excerpt
Until early 2000, permanent and transient neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM), defined as diabetes with onset within 6 weeks from birth that requires insulin therapy for at least 2 weeks, were considered exceedingly rare conditions, with a global incidence of 1:500,000-1:400,000 live births. The new definition of NDM recently adopted, that includes patients with diabetes onset within 6 months of age, has prompted...
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