ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

Brief summary: This review article draws on existing studies of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in sub-Saharan Africa, examining differences in phenotype, genetic susceptibility and rates of autoimmunity within this population. Lack of large prospective studies with well-standardized methodologies are noted in this population, making more definitive studies necessary.This article reviews studies reporting the clinical features of patients with T1D in sub-Saharan A...

jcmbanya@yahoo.co.uk Pediatr Diabetes 2022; 23: 33–37. doi: 10.1111/pedi.13294Brief Summary: Despite provision of free insulin by the Changing Diabetes in Children (CDiC) program, mortality remains high in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in Cameroon, in particular in rural settings and in families with no formal education.<p cl...

To read the full abstract: BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care2019; 7:e000721. PMID: 31908791Understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM) has helped to transform the clinical management of some patients. Those with NDM due to mutations in the KCNJ11/ABCC8 genes can now be switched to oral sulphonylurea treatment and their daily insu...

Diabetologia. 2020;63(12):2605–2615. doi: 10.1007/s00125-020-05276-4.Diabetes diagnosed at <6 months of age is often of monogenic origin. However, 10-15% of affected infants do not have a pathogenic variant in one of the 26 known neonatal diabetes genes. In this study, 166 infants diagnosed at <6 months of age without such pathogenic variants showed all the the classic feat...