Clinical Trial: MODY in Young-onset Diabetes in Different Ethnicities

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Observational




Official Title: A Cross-sectional Study of Young-onset Diabetes in Two UK Ethnic Groups.

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to describe and compare the different types of diabetes that exist in people from white European and south Asian origin in the UK (United Kingdom) who are diagnosed with diabetes before they turn 30 years old. By doing this we hope to identify cases of MODY (maturity onset diabetes of the young), which is a rare genetic cause of diabetes that is frequently misdiagnosed. Identifying MODY cases is important, as the treatment may differ to conventional treatment for type 1 or type 2 diabetes.