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Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY): an update.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Mar 2015
Anık Ahmet, Çatlı Gönül, Abacı Ayhan, Böber Ece
Abstract excerpt
Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a group of monogenic disorders characterized by autosomal dominantly inherited non-insulin dependent form of diabetes classically presenting in adolescence or young adults before the age of 25 years. MODY is a rare cause of diabetes (1% of all cases) and is frequently misdiagnosed as Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) or Type 2 diabetes (T2DM). A precise molecular diagnosis is...
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