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[Monogenic diabetes : a pioneer in precision medicine management].
Revue medicale suisse - 22 Feb 2023
Iafrate-Luterbacher Fanny, Dirlewanger Mirjam, Hauschild Michael, Schwitzgebel Valérie M, Busiah Kanetee
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Diabetes mellitus in children is subdivided into several categories depending on the underlying pathological mechanism. Type 1 diabetes is due to the autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta-cells, type 2 diabetes to progressive impairment in insulin secretion or insulin sensitivity, and monogenic diabetes due to genetic abnormalities, impairing insulin secretion. In monogenic diabetes, genetic defects result in...
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