Research progress of association of MODY genes and type 2 diabetes / 中国医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Causative genes of monogenic diseases are the best candidate genes to study multifactorial diseases.Previous reports have suggested that variants in the genes for maturity onset diabetes of young (MODY) may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes.In this review,we review the recent association study between MODY genes and type 2 diabetes.