ea0073aep323 | Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition | ECE2021
Kanti Georgia
, Papanastasiou Labrini
, Sertedaki Amalia
, Glikofridi Spyridoula
, Gantenbein Christina Kanaka
, Kounadi Theodora
IntroductionÂ’Maturity-onset diabetes of the youngÂ’ (MODY) constitutes a group of clinically and genetically heterogeneous monogenic forms of diabetes, characterized by beta-cell dysfunction. It describes an autosomal dominantly inherited disorder, caused by mutations in different genes, characterized by noninsulin-dependent diabetes commonly diagnosed at a young age. Fourteen MODY subtypes have been reported, often misdiagnosed as type 1 or 2 d...