title: Maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY)--history, first case reports and recent advances.
abstract: The world is seemingly facing a global increase in people suffering from diabetes especially in developing countries. The worldwide occurrence of diabetes for all age groups in year 2000 was estimated to be 2.8% and this number is most certainly expected to rise to 4.4% by 2030. Maturity-onset of diabetes of the young, or MODY, is a form of monogenic diabetes that is caused by mutations occurring in a number of different genes. Mutations in different genes tend to cause a slightly different variant of diabetes. MODY is typically diagnosed during late childhood, adolescence, or early adulthood and is usually observed to develop in adults during their late 50's. One of the main drawbacks in its diagnosis is that many people with MODY are misdiagnosed as having type 1 or type 2 diabetes. However, a molecular and genetic diagnosis can result in a better treatment and could also help in identifying other family members with MODY. This article explores the historical prospect and the genetic background of MODY, a brief summary of the first case reported and the significant factors that differentiate it from type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Strategic Center for Diabetes Research, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: ksiddiqui@ksu.edu.sa.
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.affiliation: Center for Biomedical Research, MES Medical College and Hospital, Kerala, India. Electronic address: mohthashmusambil@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mohthash
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Musambil
authors.affiliation: Strategic Center for Diabetes Research, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: npeerzada@ksu.edu.sa.
authors.forename: Nyla
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nazir
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000266:history* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Diabetes; First case report; Genetics; MODY; Mutation; Sub-types