Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2796380 | Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Type 2 and monogenic diabetes are emerging causes of diabetes in youths. Among 1244 Italian patients <18 years of age, 91.9% had type 1, 0.2% type 2, and 4.9% monogenic diabetes. Monogenic diabetes ranks second as a cause of diabetes in Italian youth, while type 2 diabetes appears to be rare.
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Authors
Enza Mozzillo, Giuseppina Salzano, Fabrizio Barbetti, Claudio Maffeis, Fortunato Lombardo, Adriana Franzese, Maurizio Delvecchio, Marco Marigliano,