MODY

Introduction: MODY

Description of MODY

MODY (medical condition): Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) is a form of diabetes that is genetically inhereted. ...more

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MODY diabetes:
  »Introduction: MODY diabetes
  »Symptoms of MODY diabetes
  »Causes of MODY diabetes
  »Treatments for MODY diabetes

MODY: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for MODY:

• MODY syndrome

MODY as a Disease

MODY: Another name for MODY diabetes (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: MODY diabetes
  »Symptoms of MODY diabetes
  »Causes of MODY diabetes
  »Treatments for MODY diabetes

MODY: Related Diseases

MODY: MODY is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Diabetes
• Pancreas conditions
• Genetic Disease
• Autosomal Genetic Diseases
• Autosomal Dominant Genetic Diseases
• Dominant Genetic Diseases
• Diabetes-like conditions
• Endocrine system conditions

Causes of MODY

Some of the causes of MODY are included in the list below:

• MODY is directly caused by the change in a single gene, and all children of an affected parent have a 50 per cent chance of inheriting this gene, and consequently developing MODY themselves

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Symptoms of MODY (MODY diabetes)

Some of the symptoms of MODY incude:

• Symptoms are similar to early Type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes-like symptoms

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Treatments for MODY (MODY diabetes)

Treatments for MODY (MODY diabetes) include:

• Treatments are similar to those for Type 2 diabetes
• Blood sugar to be in control via oral hypoglycemics

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Treatment of MODY: For more treatment information about MODY, see treatment of MODY diabetes (MODY)

MODY: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to MODY:

• hypertension
• syndrome X
• oral hypoglycaemic agents
• diabetic coma
• hypoglycaemia
• diabetic ulcer
• diabetic foot
• oral thrush

Terms associated with MODY:

Terms Similar to MODY:

• Maturity onset diabetes of the young

Source: Diseases Database

External links related to: MODY

• OMIM - MATURITY-ONSET DIABETES OF THE YOUNG, TYPE I; MODY1
• OMIM - MATURITY-ONSET DIABETES OF THE YOUNG; MODY

Source: Diseases Database

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