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GCK gene mutations are a common cause of childhood-onset MODY (maturity-onset diabetes of the young) in Turkey.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: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. DESIGN AND PATIENTS:Fifty-four unrelated probands were selected based on the following criteria: age of diagnosis ?17 years, family history of diabetes in at least two generations, anti-GAD/ICA negative, BMI<95.p and follow-up with diet, oral antidiabetic drug or low-dose insulin treatment (?0·5U/kg/d). A MODY probability score (www.diabetesgenes.org) was calculated and 21 patients with a score ?75%, HbA1c levels ?7·5% (58·5 mmol/mol) and fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels 99-145 mg/dl (5·5-8·0 mmol/l) were selected for Sanger sequencing of the GCK gene. Targeted next-generation sequencing for all known monogenic diabetes genes was undertaken for any patient without a GCK gene mutation. RESULTS:GCK gene mutations (pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants) and a novel intronic variant of uncertain significance (c.208 + 3A>T) were identified in 13/54 probands (24%). Twelve of these patients had a MODY probability score ?75%. FBG level and 2-h glucose level in OGTT were 123 ± 14 mg/dl (6·8 ± 0·7 mmol/l) (107-157 mg/dl) and 181 ± 30 mg/dl (10·1 ± 1·6 mmol/l) (136-247 mg/dl), respectively. Average of glucose increment in OGTT was 58 ± 27 mg/dl (3·2 ± 1·5 mmol/l) (19-120 mg/dl), and mean HbA1c level was 6·5 ± 0·5% (47·5 ± 5·5 mmol/mol) (5·9-7·6%). Five novel missense mutations were identified (p.F123S, p.L58P, p.G246A, p.F419C, and p.S151C). Two patients treated with low-dose insulin before the molecular analysis were able to stop treatment. CONCLUSIONS:Approximately 1 in 4 MODY cases in this Turkish paediatric cohort have a GCK mutation. Selection of patients for GCK gene analysis using the MODY probability score was an effective way of identifying most (11/12) patients with a GCK mutation.

SUBMITTER: Haliloglu B

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4988380 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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GCK gene mutations are a common cause of childhood-onset MODY (maturity-onset diabetes of the young) in Turkey.

Haliloglu Belma B Hysenaj Gerald G Atay Zeynep Z Guran Tulay T Abalı Saygın S Turan Serap S Bereket Abdullah A Ellard Sian S

Clinical endocrinology 20160705 3

<h4>Objective</h4>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.<h4>Design and patients</h4>Fifty-four unrelated probands were selected based on the following criteria: age of diagnosis ≤17 years, family history of diabetes in at least two generations, anti-GAD/ICA negative ...[more]

PMID: 27256595

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GCK gene mutations are a common cause of childhood-onset MODY (maturity-onset diabetes of the young) in Turkey.

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GCK gene mutations are a common cause of childhood-onset MODY (maturity-onset diabetes of the young) in Turkey.

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