ESPE Abstracts

Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS) is a rare congenital disease, which is caused by SBDS gene mutations. The main characteristics of SDS are pancreatic exocrine deficiency, hematological dysfunction, and skeletal growth failure. Emerging data from case reports and patient registries suggest, that SDS could also be associated with an increased risk for diabetes mellitus. Additionally, a small number of case reports in the literature describe a susceptibility to hypoglycaemia as a...