Hyperglycemia in pediatric age: could it be maturity onset diabetes of the young? Case reports and review of the literature

• Main Authors: Mafalda Cascais (Author), Ester Pereira (Author), Alexandra Vieira (Author), Margarida Venâncio (Author), Lina Ramos (Author), Pascoal Moleiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) includes a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of diabetes subtypes with MODY-2 being the second most prevalent form. We report 2 cases of MODY-2 identified during the investigation of asymptomatic hyperglycemia. A 12-year-old girl with a famili...