Response to multiple glucose-lowering agents in a sib-pair with a novel HNF1α (MODY3) variant

Eur J Hum Genet. 2020 Apr;28(4):518-520. doi: 10.1038/s41431-019-0561-8. Epub 2019 Dec 16.

Abstract

Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of disorders characterised by early onset, lean, non-autoimmunity mediated, non-insulin-dependent diabetes often with autosomal-dominant inheritance and specific pharmaco-genetic response. We describe two siblings with HNF1A-MODY (MODY3) due to a novel germline variant p.(His126Asp) which segregates with diabetes in the family. However, contrary to anticipated therapeutic response, blood glucose in this sib-pair did not respond to sulphonylureas (both low and high dose), dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4 inhibitors), and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA), also known as incretin mimetics. The unexpected limited pharmaco-therapeutic response could potentially be unique to this specific variant and/or progressive pancreatic β-cell failure associated with long-standing disease duration, higher BMI and glucose-toxicity. Therefore, we report a novel-variant MODY3 sib-pair with atypical pharmaco-therapeutic response i.e. resistant to multiple anti-diabetes agents namely sulphonylurea, DPP-4 inhibitors and GLP-1RA treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / drug therapy
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / genetics*
  • Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Incretins / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Mutation
  • Pedigree
  • Pharmacogenomic Variants*
  • Sulfonylurea Compounds / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors
  • HNF1A protein, human
  • Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-alpha
  • Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Incretins
  • Sulfonylurea Compounds

Supplementary concepts

  • Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 3