Genetic and clinical characteristics of maturity-onset diabetes of the young
✍ Scribed by Fernando M. A. Giuffrida; André F. Reis
- Book ID
- 109044200
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 90 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1462-8902
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
📜 SIMILAR VOLUMES
## Maturity -onset diabetes of the young (MODY) can be defined by the clinical characteristics of early-onset Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes and autosomal dominant inheritance. Mutations in four genes have been shown to cause MODY: glucokinase, hepatic nuclear factor 1 alpha (HNF1␣), hepa
A mild form of diabetes in young people was recognized in the pre-insulin era but was forgotten, probably because of Joslin's dictum that all young people with diabetes should have insulin as a safeguard against complications. After the introduction of sulphonylureas in the 1950s it was found, most