The study included 31 previously diagnosed subjects under follow-up for MODY-3 (10 subjects from 5 families), MODY-2 (15 subjects from 9 families), or type 2 diabetes (6 subjects) with I27L polymorphism in the HNF1伪 gene. The demographic, clinical, metabolic, and genetic characteristics of all patients were analyzed.
No differences were observed in distribution according to sex, age of onset, or form of diagnosis. All patients with MODY-2 or MODY-3 had a family history of diabetes. In contrast, 33.3%of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and I27L polymorphism in the HNF1伪 gene had no family history of diabetes (p < 0.05). No differences were observed in body mass index, prevalence of hypertension, or microvascular or macrovascular complications. Drug therapy was required by 100%of MODY-3 patients, but not required by 100%of MODY-2 patients or 16.7%of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and I27L polymorphism in the HNF1伪 gene (p < 0.05).
Occasional difficulties may be encountered when classifying patients with MODY-2, MODY-3 or type 2 diabetes of atypical characteristics, in this case patients who present I27L polymorphism in the HNF1伪 gene.