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Diagnosis of MODY in the offspring of parents with insulin-dependent and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Jan 2001
Guazzarotti L, Fumelli P, Testa I, Pecora R, Panicari F, Bellanné-Chantelot C, Bartolotta E
Abstract excerpt
Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) is an autosomal dominant monogenic form of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) representing 5% of youth-onset DM in the Caucasian population. In young adults the disease can be present as either non-insulin dependent or insulin-dependent DM. The diagnosis of this genetic disorder in children and adolescents is rare because of the mild glucose metabolism disorder at this time....
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