Abstract
We describe identical adolescent twin girls who presented with symptoms consistent with type 1 diabetes. Medical work up for evaluation of gastrointestinal symptoms led to a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis (CF) in both. These cases suggest that diabetes can be a presenting symptom of CF in the absence of pulmonary symptomatology.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Alleles
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Cystic Fibrosis / complications*
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Cystic Fibrosis / diagnosis*
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Cystic Fibrosis / genetics
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Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator / genetics
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / diagnosis*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Diseases in Twins / diagnosis*
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Female
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Humans
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Twins, Monozygotic
Substances
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CFTR protein, human
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Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator