[MODY type diabetes: an often-misunderstood entity].

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MODY diabetes, for Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, is a form of monogenic diabetes characterized by a typical onset before the age of 25 years, the lack of autoimmunity against the b cells of the pancreas, a preserved β cells function and an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance. This type of diabetes constitutes 2 to 5% of all cases of diabetes but remains often undiagnosed. Nearly 15 MODY subtypes have...

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