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Monogenic diabetes caused by GCK gene mutation is misdiagnosed as gestational diabetes - A multicenter study in Portugal.
Diabetes & metabolic syndrome - 1 Jan 2000
Lima Ferreira Joana, Voss Gina, Sá Couto Adelina, Príncipe Rosa Maria
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AIMS: Monogenic diabetes is an underdiagnosed type of diabetes mellitus, which can be harmful in pregnancy. We aim to estimate the prevalence of diabetes caused by the mutation of the glucokinase gene (GCK-MODY) in pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and to characterize pregnant women with this suspicion. METHODS: A multicenter observational study with data prospectively collected...
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