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Glucokinase-maturity onset diabetes mellitus in the young suggested by factory-calibrated glucose monitoring data: a case report.
Endocrine journal - 28 Apr 2022
Nomura Nao, Iizuka Katsumi, Goshima Eiichi, Hosomichi Kazuyoshi, Tajima Atsushi, Kubota Sodai, Liu Yanyan, Takao Ken, Kato Takehiro, Mizuno Masami, Hirota Takuo, Suwa Tetsuya, Horikawa Yukio, Yabe Daisuke
Abstract excerpt
Glucokinase has an important role in regulating glycolysis as a glucose sensor in liver and pancreatic β cells. Glucokinase-maturity onset diabetes in young (GCK-MODY also known as MODY2) is caused by autosomal dominant gene mutation of the GCK gene; it is characterized by mild fasting hyperglycemia and small 2-h glucose increment during 75 g-oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) as well as near-normal postprandial...
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