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Triple diabetes: coexistence of type 1 diabetes mellitus and a novel mutation in the gene responsible for MODY3 in an overweight adolescent.
Pediatric diabetes - 1 Apr 2008
Bowden Sasigarn A, Hoffman Robert P
Abstract excerpt
We report an interesting and unique case of an overweight adolescent with a novel mutation of the maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY)3 gene [hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 alpha (HNF-1alpha)] and positive islet cell autoantibodies. The patient is a 17-yr-old Caucasian female, who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus, treated with metformin and glipizide, with poor control for 18 months prior to being...
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