Abstract
It is nowadays well established that diabetes results from interplays between genetic and environmental factors. Viral infections can play a role in the onset, maintenance or exacerbation of metabolic disorders observed in diabetes. In addition to the two major forms of diabetes (type 1 [T1D], type 2 [T2D]), atypical diabetes (Ketosis-prone diabetes, KPD) has emerged as the third leading presentation of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africans. Some viral infections have been identified as risk or causal factors of metabolic disorders observed in these three diabetes phenotypes such as enteroviruses in T1D, hepatitis C virus and HIV in T2D, human herpes virus 8 in KPD.
Translated title of the contribution | Viral infections and diabetes in Africa |
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Original language | French |
Pages (from-to) | 151-157 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Medecine des Maladies Metaboliques |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Africa
- Diabetes
- Ketosis-prone diabetes
- virus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine