mature-onset diabetes of youth


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mature-onset diabetes of youth

Abbreviation: MODY
Type 2 DM that presents during childhood or adolescence, typically as an autosomal dominant trait in which there is diminished but not absent insulin production by the pancreas. Children with this form of DM are not prone to diabetic ketoacidosis.
See also: diabetes
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