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Two siblings with a rare type of maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY).
BMJ case reports - 10 Feb 2023
Alhakim Fatima Riyadh, AlKhayyat Haya
Abstract excerpt
Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a type of diabetes that does not entirely fit the usually encountered type 1 or type 2 diabetes. It is a monogenic, familial and non-autoimmune diabetes among children and young adults resulting from autosomal dominant gene mutations.MODY diagnosis is confirmed by molecular genetic testing, which is costly. Therefore, it is rarely done.Nearly 1%-6% of diabetes has a...
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