TNPSC Thervupettagam

National body set up to study about the rare form of diabetes

November 12 , 2018 2123 days 699 0
  • A National Monogenic Diabetes Study Group has been formed to identify cases of monogenic diabetes across the country.
  • Monogenic diabetes is a group of disorders where mutation of a single gene causes diabetes.
  • It will be supported by,
    • The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR),
    • The Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF) and
    • Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre (DMDSC).
  • DMDSC will be the national coordinating centre for the study group and MDRF will be the nodal centre of the study group.

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