Identification of candidate children for maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 2 (MODY2) gene testing: a seven-item clinical flowchart (7-iF).

MODY2 is the most prevalent monogenic form of diabetes in Italy with an estimated prevalence of about 0.5-1.5%. MODY2 is potentially indistinguishable from other forms of diabetes, however, its identification impacts on patients' quality of life and healthcare resources. Unfortunately, DNA dire...

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Main Authors: Michele Pinelli, Fabio Acquaviva, Fabrizio Barbetti, Elisabetta Caredda, Sergio Cocozza, Maurizio Delvecchio, Enza Mozzillo, Daniele Pirozzi, Francesco Prisco, Ivana Rabbone, Lucia Sacchetti, Nadia Tinto, Sonia Toni, Stefano Zucchini, Dario Iafusco, Italian Study Group on Diabetes of the Italian Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24244580/?tool=EBI