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Improvements in Awareness and Testing Have Led to a Threefold Increase Over 10 Years in the Identification of Monogenic Diabetes in the U.K.
Diabetes care - 1 Mar 2022
Pang Lewis, Colclough Kevin C, Shepherd Maggie H, McLean Joanne, Pearson Ewan R, Ellard Sian, Hattersley Andrew T, Shields Beverley M
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OBJECTIVE: Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a rare monogenic form of diabetes. In 2009, >80% of U.K. cases were estimated to be misdiagnosed. Since then, there have been a number of initiatives to improve the awareness and detection of MODY, including education initiatives (Genetic Diabetes Nurse [GDN] project), the MODY probability calculator, and targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS). We...
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