Article
Genetic testing for maturity onset diabetes of the young in childhood hyperglycaemia.
Archives of disease in childhood - 1 Jun 1998
Matyka K A, Beards F, Appleton M, Ellard S, Hattersley A, Dunger D B
Abstract excerpt
Mild hyperglycaemia is a common finding during minor illness in children. The differential diagnosis includes maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY), which can be a difficult diagnosis to make clinically. As most genes resulting in MODY have been identified, it is possible to make a firm dia...
Topics
- Child, Preschool
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Exons
- Female
- Glucokinase
- Glycosuria
- Humans
- Mutation
- Pedigree