Rena’s genetic testing was able to pinpoint the precise gene mutation on the chromosomes. For Rena, it was MODY 5 (Chromosome 17, HNF-1ß). MODY 5 is one of the common types of MODY.

The prevalence of MODY is roughly 1 in 23,000 children, and it may account for about 5% of all diabetes cases in the United States. However, experts believe that doctors mistakenly diagnose 90% of ...

The condition is commonly misdiagnosed as either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The nomenclature of MODY is being replaced by the more accurate name of “genetic defects in beta-cell function.” ...

People with ADM lack islet autoantibodies [14, 21, 22] and do not show increased frequencies of high-risk type 1 HLA alleles. [22] ADM has not been documented in ethnic groups other than blacks.