Maturity‐Onset Diabetes of the Young
- 21 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Paediatrica
- Vol. 78 (1), 74-80
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1989.tb10890.x
Abstract
A Norwegian family showed 20 cases of verified or suspected diabetes in 5 generations, 13 being females and 7 males. In 12 patients the diagnosis was established at 26 years of age or earlier. Fourteen patients were definitely non-insulin-dependent. A high frequency of severe diabetic ophthalmophathy was noted, five patients were blind, two had proliferative retinopathy, and one simplex retinopathy and cataract. Five patients from the last 3 generations were islet cell antibody negative and C-peptide positive. In selected patients the serum insulin response to oral glucose was markedly reduced. HLA determinations in these patients showed absence of DR3 and DR4, and presence of DR2. The inheritance of diabetes in this family is compatible with an autosomal, dominant trait, and the majority of cases fulfilled the criteria of maturity-onset diabetes of the young. The high frequency of severe ophthalmopathy underscores that this disease may have an unfavourable evolution.Keywords
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