ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type II) is an increasing problem in childhood. With the advancement of genetic testing and genome-wide association studies, mutations in genes causing loss or dysfunction of the pancreatic cell have been associated with type II diabetes. A heterozygous mutation of the MAPK8IP1 (Mitogen-activated protein kinase 8 interacting protein 1) gene is associated with a rare form of diabetes with few cases reported...