hrp0086p2-p303 | Diabetes P2 | ESPE2016

Understanding the Molecular and Genetic Basis of Complex Syndromes of Diabetes Mellitus

Riachi Melissa , Hussain Khalid

Background: The two most commonly known types of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) are DM type 1 and DM type 2, characterized by insulin deficiency and insulin insensitivity, respectively. DM can also be associated with rare mutlisystemic syndromes such as Alstrom, Bardet-Biedl, Wolfram and pigmentary hypertrichosis insulin dependent diabetes (PHID) syndromes.Objectives: To understand the genetic and molecular basis of syndromic DM in a large cohort of patients.</p...