label: Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young
label_lc: maturity-onset diabetes of the young
description: A rare autosomal dominant form of diabetes mellitus affecting young people with a positive family history. MODY is a form of monogenic diabetes, resulting from mutations in a single gene. The most common forms are HNF1alpha-MODY (MODY3) and GCK-MODY (MODY2), due to mutations in the HNF1A and GCK genes, respectively.