Incidence of neonatal diabetes in Austria-calculation based on the Austrian Diabetes Register.

Background: Neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM) is a rare monogenic form of diabetes which is diagnosed in the first 6 months of life. Several studies in the last few years provide information on genetic causes for NDM.

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify all patients with diabetes in the first 6 months of life through the Austrian Diabetes Register, which is available since 1989.