Pancreas hypoplasia: an unusual cause of neonatal diabetes mellitus and exocrine pancreas insufficiency – Case report and discussion

Abstract

Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus (NDM) is a rare condition, occurring in 1: 300rsquor;000–400rsquor;000 live births. Only few cases of pancreatic hypoplasia or agenesis have been published as possible aetiology of NDM. Mutations in transcription factors involved in pancreas development were found in rare cases.