Friedreich ataxia and diabetes mellitus - A family study;Ataxia de friedreich e diabetes mellitus - Estudo de uma família

Acta Medica Portuguesa

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 479-484

  Melo, Miguel ^a   Fagulha, Ana ^a   Barros, Luisa ^a   Guimarães, Joana ^a   Carrilho, Francisco ^a   Carvalheiro, Manuela ^a  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Diabetes; Friedreich

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISORDERS OF CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GENETIC COUNSELING; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TWINS;

ADULT; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HUMANS; PEDIGREE;

EID: 33646774343     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16460758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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