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Paediatric diabetes subtypes in a consanguineous population: a single-centre cohort study from Kurdistan, Iraq.
Diabetologia - 1 Jan 2024
Amaratunga Shenali A, Hussein Tayeb Tara, Muhamad Sediq Rozhan N, Hama Salih Fareda K, Dusatkova Petra, Wakeling Matthew N, De Franco Elisa, Pruhova Stepanka, Lebl Jan
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Monogenic diabetes is estimated to account for 1-6% of paediatric diabetes cases in primarily non-consanguineous populations, while the incidence and genetic spectrum in consanguineous regions are insufficiently defined. In this single-centre study we aimed to evaluate diabetes subtypes, obtain the consanguinity rate and study the genetic background of individuals with syndromic and neonatal...
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