Monogenic diabetes:
- Monogenic diabetes is a rare type of diabetes that’s caused by a single gene mutation.
- Monogenic diabetes vs Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes:
- Monogenic diabetes has characteristics of both Type 1 and Type 2, and is often misdiagnosed as one of those more common types.
- While Monogenic diabetes results from mutations (changes) in a single gene, the type 1 and type 2 diabetes are caused by multiple genes.
- Forms: There are two main forms of Monogenic diabetes –
- Neonatal diabetes is usually diagnosed in infants from birth to 6 months, though diagnosis may occur later in some cases.
- MODY (Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young) is usually diagnosed in late childhood to adulthood.
- Treatment: Treatment can vary, depending on the particular gene involved. People with this diabetes are usually very insulin sensitive and use smaller than typical doses of insulin.
National Monogenic Diabetes Study Group:
- Mandate: It’s mandate is to identify cases of monogenic diabetes across the country. Under this initiative, MDRF would provide guidelines to the collaborators for identifying monogenic diabetes.
- Agencies involved: It is supported by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF) and Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre (DMDSC) will be the national coordinating centre for the study group.
