Transient neonatal diabetes mellitus (TNDM) is a form of neonatal diabetes presenting at birth that is not permanent. This disease is considered to be a type of maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY).
Types
Cause This condition has to do with genetics and is often associated with having an added Chromosome 7 gene (mostly from the paternal side). The form on chromosome 6 can involve imprinting.
See also Permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus
References
Further reading GeneReview/NIH/UW entry on 6q24-Related Transient Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus
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