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World J Diabetes. Oct 15, 2019; 10(10): 511-516
Published online Oct 15, 2019. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v10.i10.511
Published online Oct 15, 2019. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v10.i10.511
Type 1 diabetes in a Nigerian family - occurrence in three out of four siblings: A case report
Michael Adeyemi Olamoyegun, Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Unit, College of Health Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH)/LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso 240222, Oyo State, Nigeria
Oluwabukola Ayodele Ala, Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Unit, BOWEN University Teaching Hospital, and College of Health Sciences, BOWEN University, Iwo 232101, Osun State, Nigeria
Author contributions: Olamoyegun MA conceived, designed and wrote the manuscript; Ala OA critically reviewed the manuscript and made significant contributions; Both authors approved the final draft and submission.
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Corresponding author: Michael Adeyemi Olamoyegun, FACE, FACP, MBBS, MSc, Academic Fellow, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Unit, College of Health Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH)/LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso 240222, Oyo State, Nigeria. maolamoyegun@lautech.edu.ng
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Received: June 27, 2019
Peer-review started: June 29, 2019
First decision: August 2, 2019
Revised: September 4, 2019
Accepted: September 22, 2019
Article in press: September 22, 2019
Published online: October 15, 2019
Peer-review started: June 29, 2019
First decision: August 2, 2019
Revised: September 4, 2019
Accepted: September 22, 2019
Article in press: September 22, 2019
Published online: October 15, 2019
Core Tip
Core tip: Although most occurrences of type 1 diabetes are sporadic, it can also be familial. Type 1 diabetes among siblings is a rare occurrence. Even more rare is for three or more siblings to develop type 1 diabetes. Hence due to the possibility of this familial occurrence, screening for diabetes among siblings should be encouraged. This report describes a case of a Nigerian family in which type 1 diabetes occurred in three siblings among four children with neither parent having diabetes.