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Monogenic diabetes mellitus in youth. The MODY syndromes.
Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America - 1 Dec 1999
Winter W E, Nakamura M, House D V
Abstract excerpt
Maturity onset diabetes of the young is characterized by early onset diabetes inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. Classic MODY occurs predominantly in Caucasians and presents before age 25, is nonketotic, and is generally not insulin-requiring. Less than 5% of cases of childhood diabetes in Caucasians are caused by MODY. ADM is a subtype of MODY that occurs in approximately 10% of African-Americans with...
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