Maternally inherited diabetes and deafness (MIDD): diagnosis and management.

Maternally inherited diabetes with deafness is rare diabetes caused by a mitochondrial DNA defect. 85% of cases are associated with m.3243A>G mutation.

Gender differences in the relationship between heart rate control and adiposity in young children: a cross-sectional study (EarlyBird 33).

Background: The role of the autonomic nervous system in the complex link between insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk remains unclear. Increased sympathetic nervous system activity has been implicated in the pathophysiology of insulin resistance but is confounded by a number of factors.

Methods: We have therefore examined the relationship among cardiac autonomic control, insulin resistance, habitual physical activity, resting energy expenditure (REE), and anthropometric variables in a subset (107 boys, 101 girls, age 9 +/- 0.