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Syndromes of Extreme Insulin Resistance

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This group of syndromes shares severe insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia with variable clinical manifestations.1,2 Attention has been paid to these rare disorders because they provide insight into several aspects of insulin action at the molecular level and advance our understanding of the more common insulin resistant disorders, such as polycystic ovarian syndrome3 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.4

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  1. Division of Endocrinology, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York, USA

    Leonid Poretsky M.D. (Chief, Professor of Medicine) (Chief, Professor of Medicine)

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    Leonid Poretsky M.D. (Chief, Professor of Medicine) (Chief, Professor of Medicine)

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Grunberger, G., Alrefai, H. (2004). Syndromes of Extreme Insulin Resistance. In: Poretsky, L. (eds) Principles of Diabetes Mellitus. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6260-0_14

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