Article
Maturity-onset diabetes of the young in children with incidental hyperglycemia: a multicenter Italian study of 172 families.
Diabetes care - 1 Oct 2009
Lorini Renata, Klersy Catherine, d'Annunzio Giuseppe, Massa Ornella, Minuto Nicola, Iafusco Dario, Bellannè-Chantelot Christine, Frongia Anna Paola, Toni Sonia, Meschi Franco, Cerutti Franco, Barbetti Fabrizio
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) in Italian children with incidental hyperglycemia. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Among 748 subjects age 1-18 years with incidental hyperglycemia, minimal diagnostic criteria for MODY were met by 172 families. Mutational analyses of the glucokinase (GCK) and hepatocyte nuclear factor 1alpha (HNF1A) genes were performed. RESULTS:...
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