title: Etiology and classification of diabetes in children. Practical genetics and prognosis counseling.
abstract: The genetic, viral, and autoimmune factors that may play a role in causing insulin-dependent diabetes are explored. The author presents guidelines for genetic counseling of families with diabetic children. Case histories illustrate various atypical presentations of diabetes in children, and help the clinician in diagnosing and managing the borderline diabetic.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002747:Chlorpropamide; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D051381:Rats; D012306:Risk; D014481:United States; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D002747:Chlorpropamide