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Transient Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus in a Pair of Twins
Author(s) -
NIELSEN F.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1989.tb11114.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , transient (computer programming) , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , endocrinology , computer science , operating system
. The occurrence of transient neonatal diabetes mellitus in male twins with almost identical courses of illness is reported. A trial with chlorpropamide treatment of twin A had no obvious influence on the insulin consumption or on duration of treatment. Very low values of plasma C‐peptide and serum proinsulin with no detectable insulin antibodies supports the theory of delayed maturation of the beta‐cell.