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Asian MODY: are we missing an important diagnosis?
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association - 1 Nov 2006
Porter J R, Rangasami J J, Ellard S, Gloyn A L, Shields B M, Edwards J, Anderson J M, Shaw N J, Hattersley A T, Frayling T M, Plunkett M, Barrett T G
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AIMS: Maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a monogenic form of diabetes where correct diagnosis alters treatment, prognosis and genetic counselling. The first UK survey of childhood MODY identified 20 White, but no Asian children with MODY. We hypothesized that MODY causes diabetes in UK Asians, but is underdiagnosed. METHODS: Children with dominant family histories of diabetes were recruited. Direct...
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