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Published in final edited form as: Cell. 2012 Mar 16;148(6):1160–1171. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.02.010

Table 1. Monogenic Diabetes Genes.

Gene Protein Type of Diabetes Comments References
KCNJ11 Kir6.2 DEND, PNDM, TNDM, MODY Mainly autosomal dominant. Reduced β cell function. Most treatable with SU. DEND patients also have developmental delay and epilepsy. Linkage to T2DM. (Flanagan et al., 2009, Gloyn et al., 2004, Hattersley and Ashcroft, 2005)
ABCC8 SUR1 DEND, PNDM, TNDM Genetically heterogenous. Reduced β cell function. Most treatable with SU. (Ellard et al., 2007, Hattersley and Ashcroft, 2005)
INS Insulin PNDM, MODY Increased β cell destruction. Treated with insulin. (Støy et al., 2010)
GCK Glucokinase PNDM, MODY2 PNDM, autosomal recessive. MODY, autosomal dominant. Reduced β cell function. (Osbak et al., 2009)
SCLC2A2 GLUT2 PNDM Autosomal dominant. Reduced β cell function. (Yoo et al., 2002)
PDX1 Insulin promoter factor 1 PNDM, MODY4 PNDM, autosomal recessive.cMODY, autosomal dominant. Pancreatic agenesis. (Stoffers et al., 1997)
GLIS3 GLIS3 (transcription factor) Syndromic Autosomal recessive. Reduced β cell function plus congenital hypothyrodism, glaucoma, liver fibrosis, polycystic kidneys. (Senée et al., 2006)
FOXP3 Forkhead box P3 Syndromic X-linked. Reduced β cell mass (increased β cell destruction) plus immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy. (Bennett et al., 2001)
EIF2AK3 Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 3 Syndromic Autosomal recessive. Wolcott-Rallison syndrome. ND plus skeletal abnormalities and liver dysfucntion. (Delépine et al., 2000)
PTF1A Pancreas transcription factor 1A Syndromic Autosomal recessive. Pancreatic and cerebellar agenesis. (Sellick et al., 2004)
Rfx6 Rfx6 transcription factor Syndromic Autosomal recessive. Pancreatic agenesis. Bowel atresia. (Smith et al., 2010)
6q24 abnormality TNDM Abnormality in a region of chromosome 6q24, causing overexpression of ZAC and HYMAI. (Temple and Shield, 2010)
TCF2 Hepatic nuclear factor 1β TNDM, MODY5 Autosomal dominant, diabetes only. Autosomal recessive, diabetes plus renal cysts, kidney, uterine, and genital developmental disorders. (Servitja and Ferrer, 2004)
HNF4A Hepatic nuclear factor 4α MODY1 Autosomal dominant, diabetes only. Autosomal recessive, diabetes plus lipid abnormalities. Linkage to T2DM. (Servitja and Ferrer, 2004)
TCF1 Hepatic nuclear factor 1α MODY3 Autosomal dominant, diabetes only, treatable with sulphonylureas. Autosomal recessive, diabetes plus extrapancreatic effects. Linkage to T2DM. (Servitja and Ferrer, 2004)
NEUROD1 Neurogenic differentiation factor 1 MODY6 Autosomal dominant. (Servitja and Ferrer, 2004)