Article
Disease associated clinical factors and FTO polymorphism: effect on body mass in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Pediatric diabetes - 1 Aug 2014
Łuczyński Włodzimierz, Szypowska Agnieszka, Głowińska-Olszewska Barbara, Szadkowska Agnieszka, Bossowski Artur
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: One of the consequences of excessive weight gain during insulin therapy in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is an increased predisposition to cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Not only clinical but also genetic factors may play a role in the pathogenesis of this phenomenon. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors as well as the fat mass and obesity...
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