Protection from clinical peripheral sensory neuropathy in Alström syndrome in contrast to early-onset type 2 diabetes

Diabetes Care

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 462-464

  Paisey, Richard B ^a   Paisey, Rosamund M ^a   Thomson, Mary P ^a   Bower, Lynne ^a   Maffei, Pietro ^c   Shield, Julian P H ^b   Barnett, Sue ^b   Marshall, Jan D ^d  

^a TORBAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^d JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALSTROM SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CHILD; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; JUVENILE DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIBRATION SENSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLINDNESS; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FOOT ULCER; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64749106352     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc08-1584     Document Type: Article

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