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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 diagnosis using mutation detection. A case is reported of a 4 year old girl in whom a diagnosis of MODY2 was established...
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