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[Mutations in the genes of the HNF-family cause maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY)].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Sept 1998
Takeda J
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Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a monogenic form of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) characterized by an early age of onset, often in childhood or adolescence and usually < 25 years of age, and autosomal dominant inheritance. Clinical characterization of patients with MODY indicates that impaired insulin secretion is the primary defect responsible for the hyperglycemia in these...
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