MODY 6

MODY 6
Other names	Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 6

MODY 6 or NEUROD1-MODY is a form of

.

MODY 6 arises from mutations of the gene for the transcription factor referred to as

and parts of the nervous system.

This is also one of the rarer forms of MODY. Only 3 kindreds with mutations causing MODY6 have been identified so far. In both, some of the members had more typical type 2 diabetes rather than MODY, and the reasons for the difference of expression have not been worked out. Most of the family members with diabetes were diagnosed after age 40, but a few required insulin for

control.

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