ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

Volume 15 | ESPEYB15 | Next issue

Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2018

ey0015.12-6 | Concepts revised | ESPEYB15

12.6 Monogenic Diabetes in Overweight and Obese Youth Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes: The TODAY Clinical Trial

JW Kleinberger , KC Copeland , RG Gandica , MW Haymond , LL Levitsky , B Linder , AR Shuldiner , S Tollefsen , NH White , TI Pollin , TODAY Study Group

To read the full abstract: Genetics in Medicine 2018;20:583-590Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) is a heterogeneous group of monogenic forms of diabetes characterized by pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction, with autosomal dominant inheritance. Fourteen distinct MODY genetic subtypes have been identified. A definitive diagnosis of MODY is very challenging because of similar or overlapping cl...