Original articleImportance of clinical variables in the diagnosis of MODY2 and MODY3Importancia de las variables clínicas en el diagnóstico de MODY2 y MODY3

Aims MODY (maturity onset diabetes of the young) is a group of well-defined diseases clinically characterised by onset before 25 years of age that does not require insulin treatment (at least initially) to prevent the formation of ketone bodies and autosomal dominant inheritance. Despite the importance of accurate classification, it is not always simple to catalogue the diagnosis of a young patient with diabetes, and genetic studies are often improperly used.