Some rare forms of diabetes result from mutations in a single gene and are called monogenic . Monogenic forms of diabetes may account for about 1 to 5 percent of all cases of diabetes in young people . In some cases of monogenic diabetes, the gene mutation is inherited; but in others, the gene mutation develops spontaneously . Most mutations in monogenic diabetes reduce the body's ability to produce insulin, a protein produced in the pancreas that is essential for the body to use glucose for energy . As a result, monogenic diabetes can easily be mistaken for type 1 diabetes .
- Monogenic Forms of Diabetes Mellitus: Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus and Maturity-onset Diabetes of the Young. National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC). March 2007; http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/mody/. Accessed 8/14/2008.
- What is Monogenic Diabetes? . The University of Chicago Kovler Diabetes Center. http://www.monogenicdiabetes.org/what-is-monogenic-diabetes. Accessed 9/23/2011.
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