Predictive genetic testing in maturity-onset diabetes of the young (
MODY).
"We traced this associate to the UAE-based company he currently works for and finally got
Mody's contact details from him.
Spearheaded by Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi,
Mody's latest visit to the UAE, supported by Barjeel Art Foundation, complements the research and work for a book that chronicles the architecture of Sharjah during the 1970s.
Mean c-peptide levels at diagnosis were 0.7[+ or -]0.6 ng/mL in T1D, 3.2[+ or -]1.5 ng/mL in T2D and 1.3[+ or -]0.6 ng/mL in
MODY patients (p<0.001) (Table 2).
Bober, "Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (
MODY): an update," Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, vol.
Prenatally, given the autosomal dominant inheritance pattern of
MODY, the inheritance possibilities were calculated as follows: 25% chance of being healthy without any form of
MODY, 25% chance of having
MODY 2 only, 25% chance of having sole
MODY 3, and 25 % chance of having compound heterozygous mutations for both
MODY 2 and
MODY 3.
Author Vino
Mody served as vice president of quality for four electronics companies in the last 25 years.
It will be recalled that at the swearing in ceremony of Manohar Parrikar as BJP led government Chief Minister in 2012, Jaydev
Mody was prominent in the first row with BJP patriarch LK Advani.
Everything goes through me,"
Mody tells B USINESS T ODAY in his office in Mumbai.
There's another reason to spare patients with GCK
MODY from lifelong diabetes therapy, besides the fact that treatment is costly, has side effects, and does nothing to minimize their risk of vascular complications because their risk isn't increased: Namely, pharmacotherapy doesn't alter glycemic control in these patients.