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Early-onset diabetes mellitus and neurodevelopmental retardation: the first Greek case of Wolcott-Rallison syndrome.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Sept 2014
Triantafyllou Panagiota, Vargiami Euthymia, Vagianou Isidora, Badouraki Maria, Julier Cecile, Zafeiriou Dimitrios I
Abstract excerpt
Wolcott-Rallison syndrome (WRS) is a very rare genetic disorder, which is transmitted by autosomal recessive inheritance and results from mutations in the gene encoding the eukaryotic initiation factor 2-α kinase-3 (EIF2AK3). The cardinal features of the syndrome include early-onset insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, and growth retardation. We present the case of a 13-year-old...
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