Maturity-onset diabetes of the young.

doi:10.1016/0024-3205(94)90052-3

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Maturity-onset diabetes of the young.

Life sciences - 1 Jan 1994

Fajans S S, Bell G I, Bowden D W, Halter J B, Polonsky K S

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Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a subtype of noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). It is characterized by an early age of onset and autosomal dominant mode of inheritance. These features and the availability of large multigenerational pedigrees make MODY useful for geneti...

Topics

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Humans
Insulin Resistance
Islets of Langerhans
Pedigree
Phenotype

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