Early Onset Diabetes in Two Children due to Progeria, a Monogenic Disease of DNA Repair

Progeria syndrome is a rare disorder in childhood which causes accelerated systemic aging. Due to the accelerated aging process, disorders which normally occur only in old age will appear in these children at a much younger age. We report two children with progeria syndrome, in whom fulminant diabet...

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Main Authors: Martin Holder (Author), Valerie Schwitzgebel (Author)
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Published: Galenos Yayincilik, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Progeria syndrome is a rare disorder in childhood which causes accelerated systemic aging. Due to the accelerated aging process, disorders which normally occur only in old age will appear in these children at a much younger age. We report two children with progeria syndrome, in whom fulminant diabetes mellitus manifested at a very early age.
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10.4274/jcrpe.galenos.2019.2019.0126