Type 2 diabetes mellitus: An unusual association with Down's syndrome

Down's syndrome (DS) is known to be associated with autoimmune disease including type 1 diabetes. To the best of our knowledge, there are no reports of DS with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the literature. We hereby report two cases of DS with type 2 diabetes.

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Published in:Indian journal of human genetics 2013-07, Vol.19 (3), p.358-359
Main Authors: Kota, Sunil Kumar, Tripathy, Prabhas Ranjan, Kota, Siva Krishna, Jammula, Sruti
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Report
Diabetes
Down syndrome
Family medical history
Glucose
Insulin
Patients
Peptides
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Summary:Down's syndrome (DS) is known to be associated with autoimmune disease including type 1 diabetes. To the best of our knowledge, there are no reports of DS with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the literature. We hereby report two cases of DS with type 2 diabetes.
ISSN:0971-6866
1998-362X
DOI:10.4103/0971-6866.120818