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The aim of our study was to investigate the relative prevalence of the different forms of diabetes in young adults and their respective clinical characteristics. Included were 51 nonobese patients (BMI < 27 kg/m2) with diabetes diagnosed before age 40, excluding typical IDDM. Each patient was subjected to screening for glucokinase gene (MODY2) and mitochondrial DNA (at nucleotide 3243) mutations, to HLA class II genotyping, and screening for the presence of islet cell antibodies (ICAs) and anti-GAD antibodies. Informative families were analyzed for linkage of diabetes to chromosome 12q (MODY3). Based on clinical criteria, patients were subdivided into MODY (n = 19) and non-MODY (n = 32). In the MODY group, we identified three patients with MODY2, one with the 3243 mitochondrial mutation, and another with autoimmune diabetes. One of the five MODY families available for linkage study was shown to have MODY3. In the non-MODY group, we found five patients with autoimmune diabetes and one with MODY2. No clinical parameter was helpful to classify patients in one of these subclasses of diabetes; however, the glucagon-stimulated C-peptide was useful to discriminate between MODY2 patients and the others. In conclusion, young and lean non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients constitute a very heterogeneous group, although they present similar clinical characteristics. The clinical distinction of MODY and non-MODY patients allows correct classification in, at most, 75% of the patients and thus is not sufficient to predict clinical course. However, immunological and genetic parameters allowed us to classify only 25% of the patients in specific diagnostic classes.
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PMID:Diagnostic heterogeneity of diabetes in lean young adults: classification based on immunological and genetic parameters. 907 2

One form of maturity-onset diabetes of the young, MODY3, is characterized by a severe insulin secretory defect, compared with MODY2, a glucokinase-deficient diabetes. It has recently been shown that mutations of the gene encoding the transcription factor hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF)-1 alpha cause MODY3. Because of the rapid progress to overt diabetes and the high prevalence of required insulin treatment in patients with MODY3, we screened the HNF-1 alpha gene for mutations in Japanese subjects with IDDM. Ten exons and flanking introns of the HNF-1 alpha gene in these subjects were amplified by polymerase chain reaction and direct sequencing of the products. Mutations were identified in three (5.5%) of the 55 unrelated subjects with IDDM. A missense mutation of R272H (replacement of Arg by His in codon 272) in the DNA binding domain of HNF-1 alpha was found in a subject who developed IDDM 1 year after diagnosis of NIDDM at 8 years of age. A frameshift mutation of P291 fsinsC (insertion of a C in a polyC tract around codon 291 for Pro), which would generate a mutant truncated protein of 340 amino acids, was found in a subject who started insulin treatment when hyperglycemia and ketonuria were noticed at 13 years of age. A missense mutation of R583G (replacement of Arg by Gly in codon 583) in the transactivation domain of HNF-1 alpha was found in a subject with sudden-onset IDDM at 20 years of age. None of these mutations were present in 100 nondiabetic subjects (200 normal chromosomes). These results indicate that the HNF-1 alpha gene defects could lead to the development of not only early-onset NIDDM but also IDDM, implicating the importance of subclassification of HNF-1 alpha-deficient IDDM from a classical type of autoimmune-based IDDM in Japanese.
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PMID:Identification of mutations in the hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF)-1 alpha gene in Japanese subjects with IDDM. 931 63

The related homeodomain-containing transcription factors HNF1 (HNF1 alpha) and vHNF1 (HNF1 beta) recognise common target DNA sequences in the regulatory regions of many genes and are expressed in several parenchymal cell types, predominantly in liver, kidney, intestine and pancreas. HNF1-null mutant mice, with a wild-type vHNF1 gene, develop normally, but die within a few weeks of birth with severe liver and kidney failure. Humans with a mutation in the HNF1 alpha gene develop non-insulin dependent diabetes on maturity (MODY 3). To determine distinctive roles for each of these proteins we produced a set of polyclonal sera and monoclonal antibodies, directed against different parts of the rat HNF1 and vHNF1 proteins. These antibodies reveal that HNF1 is present in vivo as a heterogeneous mixture of 92-98 kDa molecular mass polypeptides, a mass higher than that expected from its amino acid sequence. vHNF1 is present in the form of two isoforms of roughly the expected molecular masses, 65 and 68 kDa. In addition, some antibodies prepared against bacterially-produced HNF1 recognise vHNF1 but not HNF1, in liver and kidney extracts. Hence, we present the first evidence for differential post-translational modification of HNF1 and vHNF1 proteins.
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PMID:A set of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies reveals major differences in post-translational modification of the rat HNF1 and vHNF1 homeoproteins. 952 12

Maturity onset diabetes of the young is characterized by early onset diabetes inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. Classic MODY occurs predominantly in Caucasians and presents before age 25, is nonketotic, and is generally not insulin-requiring. Less than 5% of cases of childhood diabetes in Caucasians are caused by MODY. ADM is a subtype of MODY that occurs in approximately 10% of African-Americans with youth onset diabetes. In contrast to MODY in Caucasians, ADM presents clinically as acute onset diabetes often associated with weight loss, ketosis, and even diabetic ketoacidosis. Approximately 50% of patients with ADM are obese. Therefore, based strictly on clinical grounds, at onset, ADM cannot be distinguished from type 1 diabetes. Months to years following diagnosis, a non-insulin-dependent clinical course develops in patients with ADM that is clearly different from type 1 diabetes. Mutations in five genes can cause MODY. These genes encode hepatocyte nuclear factor-4 alpha (HNF-4 alpha, MODY1), glucokinase (MODY2), hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 alpha (HNF-1 alpha, MODY3), insulin promoter factor-1 (IPF-1, MODY4), and hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 beta (HNF-1 beta, MODY5). These monogenic forms of MODY have been used as model systems to investigate the inheritance and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes. Clinicians, should be able to diagnose MODY. Type 1 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes in Caucasians, is always insulin-requiring for control and survival, whereas patients with MODY do not usually require long-term insulin for survival. Diagnostic confusion can lead to inappropriate management and patient expectations. Primary care physicians must be alert to avoid therapeutic confusion when patients with ADM enter into the non-insulin-dependent stage. An approach to the diagnosis of childhood diabetes is offered in Table 4. The majority of youth onset diabetes remains type 1; however, the frequency of type 2 diabetes is rising in obese children and adolescents and especially in obese minority youth. The diagnosis of MODY can be made through a careful review of the patient's clinical course, severity of hyperglycemia, and family history. The identification of islet autoantibodies is confirmatory evidence of autoimmune (type 1) diabetes. Because testing for MODY mutations is expensive and is performed at a select number of research laboratories only, routine molecular genetic studies to search for the various MODY mutations should be limited to research investigations. In the future, the availability of gene chip technology may allow rapid screening of mitochondrial and MODY mutations.
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PMID:Monogenic diabetes mellitus in youth. The MODY syndromes. 1060 19

Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a monogenic subgroup of non-insulin dependent diabetes (NIDDM) characterized by an early age of diagnosis (usually < 25 years) and an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance. Mutations in the hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 alpha (HNF-1alpha) [MODY3] gene represent the most common cause of MODY in the UK and a common cause of MODY in many other populations. Sixty-three different mutations have been described in a total of 112 families worldwide. This report describes two families, not known to be related, who carry a novel insertion/deletion mutation (I414G415ATCG-->CCA) and a 6bp intronic deletion of the HNF-1alpha gene in cis. We propose that the insertion/deletion mutation has arisen by formation of a hairpin loop due to the presence of a quasi-palindromic sequence, followed by insertion of CC and deletion of TCG resulting in the increased stability of the hairpin loop.
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PMID:Proposed mechanism for a novel insertion/deletion frameshift mutation (I414G415ATCG-->CCA) in the hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 alpha (HNF-1 alpha) gene which causes maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY). 1098 May 42

In an attempt to identify novel susceptibility genes predisposing to early-onset diabetes (EOD), we performed a genome-wide scan using 433 markers in 222 individuals (119 with diabetes) from 29 Scandinavian families with > or =2 members with onset of diabetes < or =45 years. The highest nonparametric linkage (NPL) score, 2.7 (P < 0.01), was observed on chromosome 1p (D1S473/D1S438). Six other regions on chromosomes 3p, 7q, 11q, 18q, 20q, and 21q showed a nominal P value <0.05. Of the EOD subjects in these 29 families, 20% were GAD antibody positive and 68% displayed type 1 diabetes HLA risk alleles (DQB*02 or 0302). Mutations in maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) 1-5 genes and the A3243G mitochondrial DNA mutation were detected by single-strand conformation polymorphism and direct sequencing. To increase homogeneity, we analyzed a subsample of five families with autosomal dominant inheritance of EOD (greater than or equal to two members with age at diagnosis < or =35 years). The highest NPL scores were found on chromosome 1p (D1S438-D1S1665; NPL 3.0; P < 0.01) and 16q (D16S419; NPL 2.9; P < 0.01). After exclusion of three families with MODY1, MODY3, and mitochondrial mutations, the highest NPL scores were observed on chromosomes 1p (D1S438; NPL 2.6; P < 0.01), 3p (D3S1620; NPL 2.2; P < 0.03), 5q (D5S1465; NPL 2.1; P < 0.03), 7q (D7S820; NPL 2.0; P < 0.03), 18q (D18S535; NPL 1.9; P < 0.04), 20q (D20S195; NPL 2.5; P < 0.02), and 21q (D21S1446; NPL 2.2; P < 0.03). We conclude that considerable heterogeneity exists in Scandinavian subjects with EOD; 24% had MODY or maternally inherited diabetes and deafness, and approximately 60% were GAD antibody positive or had type 1 diabetes-associated HLA genotypes. Our data also point at putative chromosomal regions, which could harbor novel genes that contribute to EOD.
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PMID:Contribution of known and unknown susceptibility genes to early-onset diabetes in scandinavia: evidence for heterogeneity. 1197 63

Mutations in the hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF)-1 alpha gene cause maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY), type 3. To estimate the prevalence of MODY3 in Norwegian diabetic pedigrees, we screened a total of 130 families for HNF-1 alpha mutations; 42 families with clinical MODY, 75 with suspected MODY, and 13 pedigrees with multiplex type 1 diabetes. Twenty-two families with clinical MODY, 15 families with suspected MODY, and one family with type 1 diabetes multiplex harbored HNF-1 alpha mutations. Thus, in about half of Norwegian families with clinical MODY, mutations in the HNF-1 alpha gene could be detected. Eight of the 18 different mutations identified were novel (G47E, T196fsdelCCAA, IVS3-1G>A, S256T, A276D, S445fsdelAG, M522V, and S531T). Haplotypes were determined for recurrent mutations, indicating a founder effect in Norway for the hot-spot mutation P291fsinsC and possibly also for P112L and R131W. To examine the molecular mechanisms underlying MODY3, we investigated the functional properties of 13 HNF-1 alpha mutations. Two mutant HNF-1 alpha proteins (R171X, R263C) were unable to bind DNA and at least five mutants (R131W, R171X, P379fsdelCT, S445fsdelAG, and Q466X) showed defective nuclear translocation. Transcriptional activation was reduced for most of the MODY3-associated mutants. Accordingly, the functional studies of HNF-1 alpha mutants indicate that beta-cell dysfunction in MODY3 is caused by loss-of-function mechanisms like reduced DNA binding, impaired transcriptional activation, and defects in subcellular localization.
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PMID:Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 alpha gene mutations and diabetes in Norway. 1257 34

Maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is characterized by youth-onset diabetes that is inherited in an autosomal dominant (monogenic) pattern. Classic MODY accounts for less than 5% of cases of childhood diabetes in Caucasians, presents prior to age 25 years, is nonketotic, and may not require insulin treatment. A variant form of MODY that lacks a clearly defined genetic basis occurs in African Americans [atypical diabetes mellitus (ADM)] clinically presents more acutely and is initially insulin requiring. To date, five molecular causes of classic MODY have been identified: hepatocyte nuclear factor-4 alpha (HNF-4 alpha; MODY1), glucokinase (MODY2), hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 alpha (HNF-1 alpha; MODY3), insulin promoter factor-1 (IPF-1, MODY4), and hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 beta (HNF-1 beta; MODY5). MODY is studied as a model of beta cell hypofunction and modest insulinopenia. Clinical recognition of ADM is important for patient management to avoid confusion with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
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PMID:Molecular and biochemical analysis of the MODY syndromes. 1501 34

Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a dominantly inherited form of non-ketotic diabetes mellitus. It results from a primary defect of insulin secretion, and usually develops at childhood, adolescence, or young adulthood. MODY is a heterogeneous disease with regard to genetic, metabolic, and clinical features. All MODY genes have not been identified, but heterozygous mutations in six genes cause the majority of the MODY cases. By far MODY2 (due to mutations of the glucokinase gene) and MODY3 (due to mutations in hepatocyte nuclear factor-1alpha) are the most frequent. As with MODY3, all the other MODY subtypes are associated with mutations in transcription factors. The clinical presentations of the different MODY subtypes differ, particularly in the severity and the course of the insulin secretion defect, the risk of microvascular complications of diabetes, and the defects associated with diabetes. Patients with MODY2 have mild, asymptomatic, and stable hyperglycemia that is present from birth. They rarely develop microvascular disease, and seldom require pharmacologic treatment of hyperglycemia. In patients with MODY3, severe hyperglycemia usually occurs after puberty, and may lead to the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. Despite the progression of insulin defects, sensitivity to sulfonylureas may be retained in MODY3 patients. Diabetic retinopathy and nephropathy frequently occur in patients with MODY3, making frequent follow-up mandatory. By contrast, other risk factors are not present in patients with MODY and the frequency of cardiovascular disease is not increased. The clinical spectrum of MODY is wider than initially described, and might include multi-organ involvement in addition to diabetes. In patients with MODY5, due to mutations in hepatocyte nuclear factor-1beta, diabetes is associated with pancreatic atrophy, renal morphologic and functional abnormalities, and genital tract and liver test abnormalities. Although MODY is dominantly inherited, penetrance or expression of the disease may vary and a family history of diabetes is not always present. Thus, the diagnosis of MODY should be raised in various clinical circumstances. Molecular diagnosis has important consequences in terms of prognosis, family screening, and therapy.
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PMID:Diagnosis and management of maturity-onset diabetes of the young. 1564 97

We report an interesting and unique case of an overweight adolescent with a novel mutation of the maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY)3 gene [hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 alpha (HNF-1alpha)] and positive islet cell autoantibodies. The patient is a 17-yr-old Caucasian female, who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus, treated with metformin and glipizide, with poor control for 18 months prior to being referred to the Endocrinology clinic. Family history was strongly positive for type 2 diabetes (father, paternal aunts, uncles, and grandmother). All were diagnosed at age 40-50 and treated with oral hypoglycemic agents. The patient's body mass index was 36.4 kg/m(2). She had no acanthosis nigricans. Initial hemoglobin A1c was 11.9%, with fasting glucose of 234 mg/dL and fasting insulin 10.7 microU/mL. She was started on insulin therapy (0.6 units/kg/d), resulting in good glycemic control. Oral hypoglycemic agents were discontinued. Immunologic studies showed positive islet cell (29 U/mL, normal <1.0) and glutamic acid decarboxylase-65 (0.9 U/mL, normal <0.5) antibodies. Sequencing for HNF-1alpha gene revealed a nucleotide A to G substitution (ACC to GCC), resulting in a missense mutation, T196A. To our knowledge, T196A has not been previously reported. The coexistence of type 1 diabetes autoimmunity and a mutation in the gene responsible for MODY3 in this overweight patient is intriguing and might explain the early onset of progressive insulinopenia compared with the later age of diabetes onset of the earlier generation in the family.
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PMID:Triple diabetes: coexistence of type 1 diabetes mellitus and a novel mutation in the gene responsible for MODY3 in an overweight adolescent. 1822 40


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