Catalog

MODY 8 syndrome

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

MODY 8 syndrome – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/205210166

This refers to the hereditary form of diabetes caused by mutations in an autosomal dominant gene (sex independent, i.e. inherited from any of the parents) disrupting insulin production. CEL has been associated with a form of diabetes that has been characterised as "MODY8" by OMIM. It is very rare with five families reported to date. It is associated with exocrine pancreatic dysfunction.