Disease ID | Source | Name | Description |
600320 | OMIM | Diabetes mellitus, insulin-dependent, 5 (IDDM5) | A form of diabetes mellitus, a multifactorial disorder of glucose homeostasis that is characterized by susceptibility to ketoacidosis in the absence of insulin therapy. Clinical features are polydipsia, polyphagia and polyuria which result from hyperglycemia-induced osmotic diuresis and secondary thirst. These derangements result in long-term complications that affect the eyes, kidneys, nerves, and blood vessels. Disease susceptibility may be associated with variants affecting the gene represented in this entry. |