THE DIABETIC CHILD*
Authors: HENRY J. JOHN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1934)

Article1 August 1934THE DIABETIC CHILDETIOLOGIC FACTORSHENRY J. JOHN, M.D., F.A.C.P.HENRY J. JOHN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-8-2-198 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHEREDITYHeredity is the most important factor in the causation of diabetes in children. In a study of literature from all over the world, which includes 1,418 cases of diabetes in children, the disease was hereditary in 30.8 per cent (table 1). In reality this percentage is higher, for the longer thediabetic children live the more diabetes is discovered in their families. The true percentage on this basis is probably somewhere near 40 per cent.In my own series of 214 cases of diabetes in children and adolescents, the proportion in which heredity played a part was about equal...Bibliography1. 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PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByThe Effects of Infectious Diseases on the Endocrine SystemDiabetes mellitus due to viruses ? some recent developmentsComplications after mumps result from damage to the pancreasRole of Viruses in DiabetesKrankheiten des KohlenhydratstoffwechselsClinical observations on diabetics of long standingDiabetes mellitus in childrenDer Diabetes mellitusDecreased sugar tolerance due to infectionTHE DEVELOPMENT OF DIABETIC CHILDREN, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MENTAL AND PERSONALITY COMPARISONS1 1 August 1934Volume 8, Issue 2Page: 198-213KeywordsAdolescentsChildrenGenetic diseasesHeredity Issue Published: 1 August 1934 PDF DownloadLoading ...