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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1974;17(2):154-160. Published online February 28, 1974.

Three Cases of Juveile Diabetes Mellitus . Occurring in Siblings

Jae Jung Choi¹, Suk Hyeon Yun¹

¹Department of Pediatric, College of Medicine，Busan National University

Abstract

This paper presents 3 cases of Juvenile diabetes mellitus occurreed in 3 out of 5 siblings, who were 11,10 and 9 year old respectively. The diagnosis was confirmed by oral glucose tolerance tests in Case I and II. Either familial tendency of diabetes melltus or other genetic disorder in their family were not informed. Brief reviews of literatures are added.

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