Abstract

MODY( Maturity onset diabetes of young) is a rare monogenic type of diabetes and which comprises 1-5 % of all diabetes cases [1]. It is often misdiagnosed as either type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents due to common clinical signs and symptoms. With the availability of genetic testing, an increasing number of cases of MODY are being reported. We are reporting a case of 15 years old male child who presented with hyperglycemia without metabolic acidosis. He started on standard insulin regimen in view of suspected type1 diabetes. Later he was detected with NEUROD1 mutation, which is associated with MODY6, and the child was put on oral hypoglycemic drug, Metformin. At present the child is not on medication and is euglycemic. NEUROD1 is one of the least reported mutations in MODY6, only 5-6 cases are reported from India, and we report the youngest case.

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