Endocrine Abstracts

Advances in molecular genetics revealed various causes for neonatal diabetes (ND) Wider clinical awareness led to recognition of different phenotypes. In areas like the Gulf, it is expected that the incidence of ND to be higher due to the high frequency of consanguinity. The different ethnic background might result in different causes and phenotypes of ND compared to data reported from the west.We report 19 patients from 11 families with ND. All patients...