GCK gene mutations are a common cause of childhood-onset MODY (maturity-onset diabetes of the young) in Turkey.
Author
Haliloglu, B.
Hysenaj, G.
Atay, Z.
Guran, T.
Abalı, S.
Turan, S.
Bereket, A.
Ellard, Sian
Date
2016-09Journal
Clinical endocrinologyType
Journal ArticlePublisher
WileyDOI
10.1111/cen.13121Rights
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Inactivating heterozygous mutations in the GCK gene are a common cause of MODY and result in mild fasting hyperglycaemia, which does not require treatment. We aimed to identify the frequency, clinical and molecular features of GCK mutations in a Turkish paediatric cohort.