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Diabetes (DM) |
| Title: |
Secondary Forms and Genetic Syndromes of Diabetes Mellitus. |
| Author: |
Mirza, S.A.; Leahy, J.L. |
| Source: |
In: Leahy, J.L.; Clark, N.G.; Cefalu, W.T. Medical Management of Diabetes Mellitus. Monticello, NY: Marcel Dekker, Inc. 2000. p. 217-233. |
| Availability: |
Available from Marcel Dekker, Inc. Cimarron Road, P.O. Box 5005, Monticello, NY 12701. (845) 796-1919 or (800) 228-1160. Fax (845) 796-1772. Email: custserv@dekker.com. Website: www.dekker.com. PRICE: $99.75. ISBN: 824788575. |
| Abstract: |
Hyperglycemia (high levels of blood glucose) or impaired glucose tolerance is a feature of a large number of illnesses and genetic syndromes that are collectively termed secondary forms of diabetes. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes make up the vast majority of cases seen by primary care physicians. Although many of the secondary forms are rare, each has characteristic clinical features that are of diagnostic value, and practicing physicians must have some familiarity and a high index of suspicion. This chapter on secondary forms and genetic syndromes of diabetes mellitus is from a textbook for practicing providers and for physicians in training that offers a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of diabetes mellitus. The authors of this chapter cover genetic defects of beta-cell function, including maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY syndromes) and mitochondrial DNA mutations; defects in insulin action, including type A insulin resistance, type A syndrome subtypes, variant of type A syndrome, lipoatrophic diabetes, and type B insulin resistance; diseases of the exocrine pancreas, including acute and chronic pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis, hemochromatosis, and malnutrition-related diabetes, i.e., fibrocalculous pancreatopathy; and endocrinopathies, including acromegaly, Cushing's syndrome, glucagonoma, pheochromocytoma, thyrotoxicosis, somatostatinoma, and aldosteronoma. 1 table. 19 references. |
| Format: |
Book Chapter |
| Language: |
English. |
| Major Keywords: |
Diabetes Mellitus. Genetics. Etiology. Hyperglycemia. Hypoglycemia. Etiology. Diagnosis. Therapy. Patient Care Management. Symptoms. |
| Minor Keywords: |
Patient Care Team. Insulin Resistance. Metabolism. Pancreas. Acute Pancreatitis. Chronic Pancreatitis. Complications. Diagnostic Tests. Blood Glucose. |
| Publication Number: |
DMBK11565 |
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