GCK Mutation in a Child with Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2
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BACKGROUND Maturity onset diabetes of the young type 2 (MODY) is an inherited disorder due to mutations in glucokinase (GCK) gene, which lead to mild fasting hyperglycemia. CASE PRESENTATION Herein an otherwise healthy 9-year old boy with hyperglycemia is presented in whom the diagnosis of MODY2 was suspected. Genetic studies showed heterozygous inactivating GCK gene mutation in exon 8 (c.1010delA) in this patient. The same mutation was found in his father as well. The patient received some dietary advices without any medication. CONCLUSION The identification of GCK mutation and diagnosis of MODY2 helps the clinicians to predict the disease course, prognosis and to exclude other types of diabetes.
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Mutations in the gene encoding glucokinase (GCK) cause a mild hereditary form of diabetes termed maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY)2 or GCK-MODY. The disease does not progress over time, and diabetes complications rarely develop. It has therefore been suggested that GCK-MODY represents a metabolically compensated condition, but experimental support for this notion is lacking. Here, we ...
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