Associations of HNF1β gene deletion

On September 6, 2023, Sister Grace Miriam Usala, MS, MD; Alberto Sobrero, BSc; Amy Riek, MD; Janet B. McGill, MD, MA, FACE, FACP and Fumihiko Urano, MD, PhD had their clinical case report titled “Cystic and Atrophic Kidneys, Atrophic Pancreas, Arcuate Uterus, and Diabetes Mellitus Associated With Deletion of HNF1β Gene,” published in AACE Clinical […]

Urano featured in PBS Wolfram syndrome documentary 

In April, Fumihiko Urano, MD, PhD was featured in the documentary “Colorado Voices: Ellie White,” to raise awareness of the rare genetic disorder, Wolfram syndrome. The short documentary was published by Rocky Mountain PBS and tells the story of Colorado college student Ellie White, who lives with the disorder. Although the disorder is very rare […]

McKee and Zhang publish review on the infectious complications of diabetes 

On January 1, Alexis McKee, MD and Rong Mei Zhang, MD had their review titled “Sickeningly Sweet: Infectious Complications of Diabetes” published in the “Clinical Microbiology Newsletter.”  Diabetes mellitus is incredibly common in the United States and has a high occurrence of infectious complications. These complications cause an increase in morbidity, mortality, and utilization of the […]

McGill publishes updated clinical guideline on diabetes mellitus care 

In October, Janet B. McGill, MD, MA, FACP, and collaborators had their work published in “Endocrine Practice,” titled “American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline: Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan—2022 Update.”  Their objective was “to provide updated and new evidence-based recommendations for the comprehensive care of persons with diabetes mellitus to clinicians, […]

Millman and Urano publish research on patient iPSC-derived disease models 

On September 22, Jeffrey R. Millman, PhD and Fumihiko Urano, MD, PhD, along with colleagues, had their research titled, “Multidimensional analysis and therapeutic development using patient iPSC–derived disease models of Wolfram syndrome,” published in “JCI Insight.”  “Wolfram syndrome is a rare genetic disorder largely caused by pathogenic variants in the WFS1 gene and manifested by diabetes mellitus, […]

Urano publishes case report on Wolfram syndrome

Fumihuko Urano, MD, PhD

On January 12, Fumihiko Urano MD, PhD and co-authors had their case report titled “Two Cases of Wolfram Syndrome Who Were Initially Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes” published in “AACE Clinical Case Reports.”  The report describes two genetically confirmed cases of Wolfram syndrome, “a rare endoplasmic reticulum disorder characterized by insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, optic nerve […]