Article
[MODY types of diabetes mellitus].
Revue medicale de Liege - 1 Jan 2000
Gérard J
Abstract excerpt
Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a monogenic subtype of diabetes mellitus characterized by a young onset of type 2 diabetes, some abnormalities of the beta-cell function and an autosomal dominant inheritance with high penetrance. MODY types represent less than 5% of all cases of type 2 diabetes. Six genetic mutations have been described, one of them affecting the glucokinase gene (MODY 2) and the...
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