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ReviewDiabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders2020

Treatment Options for MODY Patients: A Systematic Review of Literature.

Maurizio Delvecchio, Carmela Pastore, Paola Giordano

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Review in Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 90 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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90citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

90 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 158 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maurizio DelvecchioMetabolic Disorders and Diabetes Unit, "Giovanni XXIII" Children's Hospital, A.O.U. Policlinico di Bari, Bari, Italy. mdelvecchio75@gmail.com.
Carmela PastorePediatric Unit, Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
Paola GiordanoPediatric Unit, Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
University of Bari Aldo Moro · ITOspedale Pediatrico Giovanni XXIII · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is an unusual form of diabetes with specific features that distinguish it from type 1 and type 2 diabetes. There are 14 known subtypes of MODY, and mutations in three genes (HNF1A, HNF4A, GCK) account for about 95% of all MODY cases. Diagnosis usually occurs before the age of 25 years, although less frequent forms may occur more often-but not necessarily-later in life. The molecular diagnosis may tailor the choice of the most appropriate treatment, with the aim to optimize blood glucose control, reduce the risk of hypoglycemic events and long-term complications, and enable proper genetic counseling. Treatment is usually unnecessary for patients with mutations in the GCK gene, while oral hypoglycemic agents (generally sulphonylureas) are recommended for patients with mutations in the HNF4A and HNF1A genes. More recent data show that other glucose-lowering agents can be effective in the latter patients, and additional and alternative therapies have been proposed. Proper management guidelines during pregnancy have been developed for carriers of GCK gene mutations, but such guidelines are still a subject of debate in other cases, although some recommendations are available. The other subtypes of MODY are even more rare, and very little data are available in the literature. In this review we summarize the most pertinent findings and recommendations on the treatment of patients with the different subtypes of MODY. Our aim is to provide the reader with an easy-to-read update that can be used to drive the clinician's therapeutical approach to these patients after the molecular diagnosis.

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Diabetes mellitusGestational diabetes mellitusInsulinMaturity-onset diabetes of the youngOral hypoglycemic agentsPrecision medicineSulphonylureasTreatment

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