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Diabetes mellitus due to genetic defects in insulin action
Link to WHO Definition
Diabetes mellitus due to genetic defects in insulin action – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/133436462
Other specified diabetes mellitus due to genetic defects in insulin action is a form of diabetes, which results from genetically determined abnormalities of insulin action. The metabolic abnormalities associated with mutations of the insulin receptor may range from hyperinsulinemia and modest hyperglycaemia to severe diabetes.