2011年8月2日火曜日

Juvenile-Onset Diabetes and Neurodegeneration

I am a physician scientist who is studying diseases in children. We are particularly interested in juvenile-onset diabetes also known as type 1 diabetes. 

One of our patients had juvenile-onset diabetes. In addition, she was developing neurodegeneration. We found that she had a challenging disease called Wolfram syndrome. Patients with Wolfram syndrome develop both juvenile-onset diabetes and neurodegeneration. Currently there is no treatment that can delay the progression of the disease. Although she was facing a big challenge, she stayed positive and maintained a strong spirit. Her mother was equally positive and forward-looking. It has been incredibly impressive to me. To help her and other patients with Wolfram syndrome, we launched an important project. I will talk about this tomorrow.

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