Maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a rare group of inherited diabetes conditions that involve unusually high levels of blood sugar. They result from a change in a single gene. It often ...

Another less common form of diabetes is maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY), which is a monogenic diabetes that leads to a defect in β cell insulin secretion. 1-3 Patients with MODY may be ...

Glucose is transported into the beta cell by a specific glucose-transporter protein (GLUT-2) on the cell surface. The MODY-associated glycolytic enzyme glucokinase (associated with MODY 2) catalyzes ...

While the prevalence of this new subtype in India is not yet known, Dr Mohan noted that MODY itself accounts for only 2–3% of all diabetes cases. NEW DELHI: In a breakthrough, Indian and US ...

In The Netherlands, patients with type 2 diabetes are most often cared for by general practitioners (GPs) with one of the main goals being prevention or delay of complications. 10 GPs and their ...

MODY is caused by a mutation, or change, in one of your genes. This is different from type 1 and type 2 diabetes, which are caused by a combination of different genes and other things, such as obesity ...

MODY is a form of monogenic diabetes that may not present any symptoms or could appear like type 1 or type 2 diabetes. This can also lead to misdiagnosis and treatments that don’t work effectively.