Prematurity and Genetic Testing for Neonatal Diabetes.
Author
Besser, R E J
Flanagan, Sarah
Mackay, D G J
Temple, I K
Shepherd, Maggie
Shields, Beverley
Ellard, Sian
Hattersley, Andrew T.
Date
2016-09Journal
PediatricsType
Journal ArticleDOI
10.1542/peds.2015-3926Rights
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Hyperglycemia in premature infants is usually thought to reflect inadequate pancreatic development rather than monogenic neonatal diabetes. No studies, to our knowledge, have investigated the prevalence of monogenic forms of diabetes in preterm infants.