Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Down Syndrome (DS) is the commonest form of chromosomal trisomy. Genetic factors in DS may increase the risk for diabetes. Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) rates have increased in the general populationbut it is not known whether this similarly affected people with DS.Objective: To determine whether DS is associated with increased incidence of diabetes and the relationship with obesity across the lifespan compared to controls.<...