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...

Introduction: Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 is an autosomal illness dominant caused by mutations in the gene menina (MEN1) with high penetrance, characterized by neoplasia parathyroid glands, anterior pituitary, endocrine pancreas and duodenum. Although it has been associated with other types of cancer like breast cancer.Methods and materials: Clinical analysis, mutational and sequencing report Sanger from gene MEN...