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Monogenic diabetes in Pakistani infants and children: challenges in a resource poor country.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 27 Sept 2021
Ibrahim Mohsina Noor, Laghari Taj Muhammad, Riaz Miara, Khoso Zubair, Khan Yasir Naqi, Yasir Mehar, Hanif Misbah Iqbal, Flanagan Sarah E, De Franco Elisa, Raza Jamal
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OBJECTIVES: To review the data of infants and children with suspected monogenic diabetes who underwent genetic testing. METHODS: Monogenic diabetes is a rare form of diabetes resulting from mutations in a single gene. It can be caused by dominant as well as recessive modes of inheritance. In a country like Pakistan where interfamily marriages are common the incidence of genetic disorders is increased. As Pakistan...
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