[Monogenic diabetes: a useful dimension for diabetology practice]

Ann Endocrinol (Paris). 2005 Jun;66(3):279-83. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4266(05)81762-7.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The number of identified monogenic diabetes progressively increases with time even if these forms of diabetes represent less than 5% of the cases. Every monogenic diabetes is characterized by an impairment of Beta cell at various levels. They are good models of diabetes-prone mechanisms. Diabetologists should recognize these forms because the management of the patients could be modified as a function of the genetic anomaly, in terms of either choice of hypoglycaemic agents, prognostic, management of associated manifestations or genetic counselling.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / drug therapy
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / genetics*
  • Genetic Counseling
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Humans
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Islets of Langerhans / physiopathology
  • Models, Genetic
  • Wolfram Syndrome / genetics

Substances

  • Hypoglycemic Agents