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Costa-Riquetto AD, de Santana LS, Franco PC, Jr ACS, Martio AE, Lisboa HRK, Kohara SK, Teles MG. Genetic and clinical features of neonatal and early onset diabetes mellitus in a tertiary center cohort in Brazil. Clin Genet 2023; 103:434-447. [PMID: 36510364 DOI: 10.1111/cge.14279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM) is defined as the occurrence of severe hyperglycemia in infants under 6 months old and may be permanent (PNDM) or transient (TNDM). When diabetes is diagnosed at 6-12 months of age (early onset diabetes [EOD]), the etiology may be monogenic; however, most cases consist of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Molecular diagnosis was determined in a cohort of 35 unrelated Brazilian patients with NDM or EOD based on targeted next-generation sequencing panel and/or chromosome 6q24 abnormalities. The impact of genetic testing on treatment and follow-up was evaluated. Overall, 24 patients had NDM: with 18 (75.0%) having PNDM, 5 TNDM (20.8%) and 1 case in which this information was unknown. Eleven patients had EOD. Genetic testing was positive in 20/24 patients with NDM (83.3%) and in 18.2% of cases of EOD. The commonest causes were ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channel genes, and GCK and IPEX mutations (37.1%, 11.4% and 5.7%, respectively). Patients with PNDM due to KCNJ11 and ABCC8 mutations transitioned successfully to sulfonylureas in almost 60% of cases, reinforcing the benefit of performing genetic testing in NDM as early as possible. This report refers to the largest series of cases of NDM (TNDM and PNDM) and EOD in Brazil in which patients were submitted to molecular investigation and in which the clinical impact of genetic diagnosis was also evaluated.
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- Aline Dantas Costa-Riquetto
- Grupo de Diabetes Monogênico (Monogenic Diabetes Group), Unidade de Endocrinologia Genética (LIM25), Unidade de Diabetes, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Grupo de Diabetes Monogênico (Monogenic Diabetes Group), Unidade de Endocrinologia Genética (LIM25), Unidade de Diabetes, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Grupo de Diabetes Monogênico (Monogenic Diabetes Group), Unidade de Endocrinologia Genética (LIM25), Unidade de Diabetes, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Grupo de Diabetes Monogênico (Monogenic Diabetes Group), Unidade de Endocrinologia Genética (LIM25), Unidade de Diabetes, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Grupo de Diabetes Monogênico (Monogenic Diabetes Group), Unidade de Endocrinologia Genética (LIM25), Unidade de Diabetes, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Concolino P, Tartaglione L, De Paolis E, Carrozza C, Urbani A, Minucci A, Pitocco D, Santonocito C. A Novel GCK Large Genomic Rearrangement in a Patient with MODY-2 Detected by Clinical Exome Sequencing. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:2104. [PMID: 36421779 PMCID: PMC9690203 DOI: 10.3390/genes13112104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 09/15/2023] Open
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Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a rare form of non-autoimmune diabetes with an autosomal dominant inheritance. To date, 14 genes have been reported as genetic basis of MODY. GCK gene, encoding the glucokinase enzyme, was the first MODY gene to be identified. GCK heterozygous inactivating variants cause the GCK-MODY or MODY2 subtype. However, partial or whole gene deletions have been rarely identified, showing it to be a rare cause of GCK-MODY. We reported the molecular evaluation of a Ukrainian patient with clinical diagnosis of MODY2. We performed the Next generation sequencing of the clinical exome using the Clinical Exome Solution® kit (SOPHiA Genetics), followed by the design of a 14 genes virtual panel related to the suggestive diagnosis of MODY. Bioinformatics analysis was performed using the SOPHiA DDM platform (SOPHiA Genetics). The SALSA MLPA kit for MODY (MRC-Holland) was used for relative quantification of GCK exons. From the molecular evaluation, no pathogenic sequence variants were detected in the investigated genes. Copy Number Variation analysis was able to identify a large deletion involving the last three exons of the GCK gene. This result was confirmed by MLPA. To the best of our knowledge, the identified rearrangement has never been reported in the literature.
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- Paola Concolino
- Clinical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Operations (UOC), Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Diabetes Care, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Operations (UOC), Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Operations (UOC), Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
- Department of Basic Biotechnological Sciences, Intensivological and Perioperative Clinics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, 00165 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Basic Biotechnological Sciences, Intensivological and Perioperative Clinics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, 00165 Rome, Italy
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- Departmental Unit of Molecular and Genomic Diagnostics, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Diabetes Care, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Operations (UOC), Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
- Department of Basic Biotechnological Sciences, Intensivological and Perioperative Clinics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, 00165 Rome, Italy
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Filibeli BE, Çatli G, Ayranci İ, Manyas H, Kirbiyik Ö, Dündar B. Childhood-onset mild diabetes caused by a homozygous novel variant in the glucokinase gene. Hormones (Athens) 2022; 21:163-169. [PMID: 34697762 DOI: 10.1007/s42000-021-00330-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE Heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in the glucokinase (GCK) gene cause MODY 2, which is characterized by asymptomatic fasting hyperglycemia and does not require insulin treatment. Conversely, homozygous loss-of-function mutations in the same gene give rise to permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus (DM) that appears in the first 6-9 months of life and necessitates lifelong insulin treatment. We aimed to present the genotypic and phenotypic features of a 13-year-old patient diagnosed with DM at the age of 3 years due to a homozygous variant in the GCK gene. METHODS The patient's clinical and laboratory findings at follow-up were not consistent with the initial diagnosis of type 1 DM; thus, next-generation sequencing of MODY genes (GCK, HNF1A, HNF1B, and HNF4A genes) was performed to identify monogenic causes of DM. RESULTS A novel homozygous variant c.1222 G > T in the GCK gene was revealed. In silico analysis identified it as a pathogenic variant. His mother, father, and brother had the same heterozygous variant in the GCK gene and were diagnosed with MODY 2 (mild fasting hyperglycemia and elevated HbA1c) after genetic counseling. CONCLUSION In this case report, a patient with a homozygous variant in the GCK gene, who was diagnosed with DM after the infantile period, was presented, highlighting the fact that cases with homozygous variants in the GCK gene can, though rarely, present at a later age with a milder phenotype.
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- Berna Eroğlu Filibeli
- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, University of Medical Science, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey.
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, University of Medical Science, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, University of Medical Science, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Genetics, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, University of Medical Science, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey
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Oza CM, Karguppikar MB, Khadilkar V, Khadilkar A. Variable presentations of GCK gene mutation in a family. BMJ Case Rep 2022; 15:e246699. [PMID: 35228227 PMCID: PMC8886375 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-246699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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We describe siblings born from non-consanguineous parents, with older sibling having asymptomatic hyperglycaemia while younger sibling presented with low birth weight and persistent hyperglycaemia from first month of life. Our case, the older sibling was heterozygous for paternally inherited GCK pathogenic variant resulting in diabetes of maturity-onset in the young (MODY) manifested as mild fasting hyperglycaemia. GCK gene sequencing revealed that the younger sibling was compound heterozygous for missense mutations (two) combined in a novel GCK-permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus (PNDM) genotype. Thus, heterozygous inactivating GCK mutations are likely to lead to maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 2 (MODY 2) and the homozygous inactivating or compound heterozygous GCK mutations are a cause of PNDM.
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- Chirantap Markand Oza
- Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute, Jehangir Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute, Jehangir Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute, Jehangir Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Yahaya TO, Anyebe DA. Genes predisposing to neonatal diabetes mellitus and pathophysiology: Current findings. J Neonatal Perinatal Med 2021; 13:543-553. [PMID: 32333556 DOI: 10.3233/npm-190353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Precision medicine, described as a therapeutic procedure in which complex diseases are treated based on the causal gene and pathophysiology, is being considered for diabetes mellitus (DM). To this end, several monogenetic mutations in the beta cells have been linked with neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM), however, the list of suspect genes is expansive, necessitating an update. This study, therefore, provides an update on NDM candidate genes and pathophysiology. RESULTS Reputable online academic databases were searched for relevant information, which led to the identification of 43 genes whose mutations are linked to the condition. Of the linked genes, mutations in the KCNJ11, ABCC8, and INS genes as well as the genes on 6q24 chromosomal region are the most frequently implicated. Mutations in these genes can cause pancreatic agenesis and developmental errors, resulting in NDM in the first six to twelve months of birth. The clinical presentations of NDM include frequent urination, rapid breathing, and dehydration, among others. CONCLUSIONS Monogenetic mutations in the beta cells may cause NDM with distinct pathophysiology from other DM. Treatment options that target NDM candidate genes and pathophysiology may lead to an improved treatment compared with the present generalized treatment for all forms of DM.
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- T O Yahaya
- Department of Biology, Federal University Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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Ali Khan I. Do second generation sequencing techniques identify documented genetic markers for neonatal diabetes mellitus? Heliyon 2021; 7:e07903. [PMID: 34584998 PMCID: PMC8455689 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM) is noted as a genetic, heterogeneous, and rare disease in infants. NDM occurs due to a single-gene mutation in neonates. A common source for developing NDM in an infant is the existence of mutations/variants in the KCNJ11 and ABCC8 genes, encoding the subunits of the voltage-dependent potassium channel. Both KCNJ11 and ABCC8 genes are useful in diagnosing monogenic diabetes during infancy. Genetic analysis was previously performed using first-generation sequencing techniques, such as DNA-Sanger sequencing, which uses chain-terminating inhibitors. Sanger sequencing has certain limitations; it can screen a limited region of exons in one gene, but it cannot screen large regions of the human genome. In the last decade, first generation sequencing techniques have been replaced with second-generation sequencing techniques, such as next-generation sequencing (NGS), which sequences nucleic-acids more rapidly and economically than Sanger sequencing. NGS applications are involved in whole exome sequencing (WES), whole genome sequencing (WGS), and targeted gene panels. WES characterizes a substantial breakthrough in human genetics. Genetic testing for custom genes allows the screening of the complete gene, including introns and exons. The aim of this review was to confirm if the 22 genetic variations previously documented to cause NDM by Sanger sequencing could be detected using second generation sequencing techniques. The author has cross-checked global studies performed in NDM using NGS, ES/WES, WGS, and targeted gene panels as second-generation sequencing techniques; WES confirmed the similar variants, which have been previously documented with Sanger sequencing. WES is documented as a powerful tool and WGS as the most comprehensive test for verified the documented variants, as well as novel enhancers. This review recommends for the future studies should be performed with second generation sequencing techniques to identify the verified 22 genetic and novel variants by screening in NDM (PNDM or TNMD) children.
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- Imran Ali Khan
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, PO Box-10219, Riyadh, 11433, Saudi Arabia
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Zhang H, Colclough K, Gloyn AL, Pollin TI. Monogenic diabetes: a gateway to precision medicine in diabetes. J Clin Invest 2021; 131:142244. [PMID: 33529164 PMCID: PMC7843214 DOI: 10.1172/jci142244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Monogenic diabetes refers to diabetes mellitus (DM) caused by a mutation in a single gene and accounts for approximately 1%-5% of diabetes. Correct diagnosis is clinically critical for certain types of monogenic diabetes, since the appropriate treatment is determined by the etiology of the disease (e.g., oral sulfonylurea treatment of HNF1A/HNF4A-diabetes vs. insulin injections in type 1 diabetes). However, achieving a correct diagnosis requires genetic testing, and the overlapping of the clinical features of monogenic diabetes with those of type 1 and type 2 diabetes has frequently led to misdiagnosis. Improvements in sequencing technology are increasing opportunities to diagnose monogenic diabetes, but challenges remain. In this Review, we describe the types of monogenic diabetes, including common and uncommon types of maturity-onset diabetes of the young, multiple causes of neonatal DM, and syndromic diabetes such as Wolfram syndrome and lipodystrophy. We also review methods of prioritizing patients undergoing genetic testing, and highlight existing challenges facing sequence data interpretation that can be addressed by forming collaborations of expertise and by pooling cases.
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- Haichen Zhang
- University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Exeter Genomics Laboratory, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, and,Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Al Senani A, Hamza N, Al Azkawi H, Al Kharusi M, Al Sukaiti N, Al Badi M, Al Yahyai M, Johnson M, De Franco E, Flanagan S, Hattersley A, Ellard S, Mula-Abed WA. Genetic mutations associated with neonatal diabetes mellitus in Omani patients. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2018; 31:195-204. [PMID: 29329106 PMCID: PMC6853791 DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2017-0284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM) is a rare disorder worldwide where diabetes is diagnosed in the first 6 months of life. However, Oman has a relatively high incidence of NDM. METHODS In this study, we investigated the genetic etiologies underlying NDM and their prevalence in Oman. We collected a cohort of 24 NDM patients, with and without genetic diagnosis, referred to our center from 2007 to 2015. All patients without a genetic diagnosis were tested for mutations in 23 NDM-associated genes using a custom-targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) panel and methylation analysis of the 6q24 locus. RESULTS A genetic abnormality was detected in 15/24 (62.5%) of our Omani NDM patients. We report the detection of 6q24 methylation abnormalities and KCNJ11 mutations for the first time in Omani NDM patients. Unlike Western populations where NDM is predominantly due to mutations in the KCNJ11, ABCC8 and INS genes, NDM due to homozygous GCK gene mutations were most prevalent in Oman, having been observed in seven out of 15 NDM patients in whom we established the genetic etiology. This reflects the high degree of consanguinity which makes recessive conditions more likely. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study are likely to impact any future strategy to introduce genetic testing for NDM disorders within the national healthcare system in Oman.
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- Aisha Al Senani
- National Diabetes and Endocrine Center, Royal Hospital, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman
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- National Genetic Center, Royal Hospital, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman
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- National Diabetes and Endocrine Center, Royal Hospital, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman
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- National Genetic Center, Royal Hospital, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman
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- Department of Pediatrics, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Royal Hospital, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman
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- National Diabetes and Endocrine Center, Royal Hospital, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman
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- National Diabetes and Endocrine Center, Royal Hospital, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman
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- University of Exeter Medical School, Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, Exeter, UK
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- University of Exeter Medical School, Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, Exeter, UK
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- University of Exeter Medical School, Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, Exeter, UK
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- University of Exeter Medical School, Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, Exeter, UK
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- University of Exeter Medical School, Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, Exeter, UK.,Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Exeter, UK
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Rabbone I, Barbetti F, Gentilella R, Mossetto G, Bonfanti R, Maffeis C, Iafusco D, Piccinno E. Insulin therapy in neonatal diabetes mellitus: a review of the literature. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2017; 129:126-135. [PMID: 28527303 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2017.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Revised: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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AIMS Neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM) is a rare disorder, and guidance is limited regarding its optimal management. We reviewed insulin usage in NDM, with a focus on continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII). METHODS A PubMed search identified 40 reports of patients with NDM treated with insulin published between 1994 and 2016. RESULTS Data concerning treatment of NDM are limited. CSII resolves some of the issues associated with insulin therapy in neonates. No clinical trials of CSII in NDM have been reported. Case reports suggest that CSII is a safe and effective means of treating NDM. CSII was initiated to improve glycaemic control, for practicality and convenience, and to overcome difficulties associated with the maintenance of long-term intravenous catheters. CSII can provide better glycaemic control than multiple daily injections, with few hypoglycaemic events. Continuous glucose monitoring integrated with the pump helps provide more precise control of blood glucose levels. CSII generally uses short-acting insulin or rapid-acting insulin analogues, and those that are approved for use in neonates appear to be appropriate for the treatment of NDM using an insulin pump. CONCLUSIONS Information from case reports indicates that CSII is safe and effective for the management of NDM.
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- Ivana Rabbone
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
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- Pediatric Department and Diabetes Research Institute (OSR-DRI), San Raffaele Scientific Hospital, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Unit, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- Regional Center of Pediatric Diabetology "G.Stoppoloni", Department of Women, Child and General Surgery, Second University of Naples, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Clinical Genetics and Diabetology, Giovanni XXIII Children's Hospital, 70126 Bari, Italy
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Taberner P, Flanagan SE, Mackay DJ, Ellard S, Taverna MJ, Ferraro M. Clinical and genetic features of Argentinian children with diabetes-onset before 12months of age: Successful transfer from insulin to oral sulfonylurea. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2016; 117:104-10. [PMID: 27329029 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2016.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2015] [Revised: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AIMS Neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM) is a rare monogenic disorder, reported to affect less than 2 cases per 100,000 infants. There are two types, permanent (PNDM) and transient (TNDM). We describe our clinical experience in determining and comparing the genetic basis of diabetes in children with onset before 6months versus those diagnosed between 6 and 12months of age. METHODS We reviewed medical records of children with diabetes diagnosed before 12months of age. Genetic testing was performed in all cases. RESULTS 12 patients were diagnosed with diabetes before 6months of age (PNDM=6; TNDM=6), and 11 patients between 6 and 12months (all with permanent diabetes). Among children with PNDM, we identified three different KCNJ11 mutations in 5 patients, and one novel ABCC8 mutation in a single patient. Among children with TNDM, we detected a KCNJ11 and ABCC8 mutation each in a single patient and methylation abnormalities at chromosome 6q24 in 4 patients. Among children with diabetes diagnosed between 6 and 12months, 1 patient had an INS mutation and one patient was homozygous for an SLC19A2 mutation which confirmed a diagnosis of thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anaemia syndrome. Five of the patients with an ABCC8 or KCNJ11 mutation have successfully transferred from insulin to glibenclamide whist 1 child demonstrated a partial response to sulfonylurea treatment. CONCLUSIONS Investigating the underlying genetic basis of diabetes in children with onset before 1year is useful for choosing the most efficient treatment, the basis of Personalized Medicine.
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- Patricia Taberner
- Section of Nutrition and Diabetes, Children's General Hospital "Dr. Pedro de Elizalde", Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, UK
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- Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, UK
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- Division of Diabetology, Clinical Hospital "José de San Martín", University of Buenos Aires, Argentina; Institute of Cardiological Investigations "Prof. Alberto C. Taquini" (ININCA), National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Section of Nutrition and Diabetes, Children's General Hospital "Dr. Pedro de Elizalde", Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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