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ArticleObstetric medicine2021

Raised blood glucose due to heterozygous glucokinase gene mutation (GCK-MODY) diagnosed for the first time in pregnancy: The dilemmas and successful management - Case report and review of literature.

Sasirekha Rengaraj, Sutharsika Thiyagalingam, Vimala Kathirvel, C G Delhikumar

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Article in Obstetric medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. Treatment Options for Patients with Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY): A Systematic Review of Literature: 2026 Update.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2026
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sasirekha RengarajDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, JIPMER, Puducherry, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6440-2039
Sutharsika ThiyagalingamDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, JIPMER, Puducherry, India.
Vimala KathirvelDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, JIPMER, Puducherry, India.
C G DelhikumarDepartment of Paediatrics, JIPMER, Puducherry, India.
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glucokinase mutation (GCK-MODY) is frequently misdiagnosed as either type I or type II diabetes mellitus, especially if presented for the first time during pregnancy. Generally GCK-MODY affects 1-2% of individuals with a diagnosis of diabetes. The defect in the glucose sensing mechanism in GCK-MODY results in a higher set point for maintenance of glucose homeostasis. Treatment is not recommended outside the pregnancy; however, in pregnancy, fetal abdominal circumference helps to decide about the likelihood of the fetus having inherited the condition and therefore whether insulin is required in pregnancy. We present a case in which GCK-MODY was diagnosed for the first time after pregnancy; the subsequent pregnancy was uneventful. Genetic testing is mandatory to establish the diagnosis. Here the implications of MODY and its subtypes, along with the pattern of inheritance and management aspects are discussed.

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glucokinasehyperglycaemiaMODYpregnancy

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PMID33995576
PMCPMC8107963
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