Monogenic Defects of Beta Cell Function: From Clinical Suspicion to Genetic Diagnosis and Management of Rare Types of Diabetes.

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Monogenic defects of beta cell function refer to a group of rare disorders that are characterized by early-onset diabetes mellitus due to a single gene mutation affecting insulin secretion. It accounts for up to 5% of all pediatric diabetes cases and includes transient or permanent neonatal diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY), and various syndromes associated with diabetes. Causative mutations...

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