Rabson-Mendenhall syndrome

A rare syndrome that belongs to the group of extreme insulin-resistance syndromes (which also includes leprechaunism, the lipodystrophies, and the type A and B insulin resistance syndromes).

Diabetes mellitus

A group of abnormalities characterized by hyperglycemia and glucose intolerance.


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PMID (PMCID)
24468607
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Identification of a novel insulin receptor gene heterozygous mutation in a patient with type A insulin resistance syndrome.
Dominguez-Garcia A, Martinez R, Urrutia I, Garin I, Castano L.
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2014;27(5-6):561-4.
We describe a 12-year-old girl with type A insulin resistance with hyperandrogenism, hyperinsulinemia, and diabetes mellitus but without the dysmorphic characteristic of leprechaunism or Rabson-Mendenhall syndrome.