Precision treatment of beta-cell monogenic diabetes: a systematic review

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Abstract

Background: Beta-cell monogenic forms of diabetes have strong support for precision medicine. We systematically analyzed evidence for precision treatments for GCK-related hyperglycemia, HNF1A-, HNF4A- and HNF1B-diabetes, and mitochondrial diabetes (MD) due to m.3243 A > G variant, 6q24-transient neonatal diabetes mellitus (TND) and SLC19A2-diabetes. Methods: The search of PubMed, MEDLINE, and Embase for individual and group level data for glycemic outcomes using inclusion (English, original articles written after 1992) and exclusion (VUS, multiple diabetes types, absent/aggregated treatment effect measures) criteria. The risk of bias was assessed using NHLBI study-quality assessment tools. Data extracted from Covidence were summarized and presented as descriptive statistics in tables and text. Results: There are 146 studies included, with only six being experimental studies. For GCK-related hyperglycemia, the six studies (35 individuals) assessing therapy discontinuation show no HbA1c deterioration. A randomized trial (18 individuals per group) shows that sulfonylureas (SU) were more effective in HNF1A-diabetes than in type 2 diabetes. Cohort and case studies support SU’s effectiveness in lowering HbA1c. Two cross-over trials (each with 15–16 individuals) suggest glinides and GLP-1 receptor agonists might be used in place of SU. Evidence for HNF4A-diabetes is limited. Most reported patients with HNF1B-diabetes (N = 293) and MD (N = 233) are on insulin without treatment studies. Limited data support oral agents after relapse in 6q24-TND and for thiamine improving glycemic control and reducing/eliminating insulin requirement in SLC19A2-diabetes. Conclusion: There is limited evidence, and with moderate or serious risk of bias, to guide monogenic diabetes treatment. Further evidence is needed to examine the optimum treatment in monogenic subtypes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number145
JournalCommunications Medicine
Volume4
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2024

Funding

We acknowledge the contribution of Dr. Rebecca Brown and Dr. Robert Semple in the working group of the Treatment of Monogenic Diabetes of the ADA/EASD Precision Diabetes Medicine Initiative. R.N.N is supported by the following grants: ADA 7-22-ICTSPM-17; R01DK104942; U54DK118612. KAP is supported by Wellcome Trust (219606/Z/19/Z); M.P. is supported by ANR 22-CE17-0025 Neurogli; S.A.W.G is supported by NIH NIDDK R01DK104942 and U54DK118612; T.T. is supported by the Helsinki University Hospital, the Folkhalsan Research Foundation as well as The Academy of Finland (grants no. 336822, 312072 and 336826) and University of Helsinki for the Centre of Excellence of Complex Disease Genetics. The ADA/EASD Precision Diabetes Medicine Initiative, within which this work was conducted, has received the following support: The Covidence license was funded by Lund University (Sweden) for which technical support was provided by Maria Bj\u00F6rklund and Krister Aronsson (Faculty of Medicine Library, Lund University, Sweden). Administrative support was provided by Lund University (Malm\u00F6, Sweden), the University of Chicago (IL, USA), and the American Diabetes Association (Washington D.C., USA). The Novo Nordisk Foundation (Hellerup, Denmark) provided grant support for in-person writing group meetings (PI: L Phillipson, University of Chicago, IL).

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Internal Medicine
  • Epidemiology
  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Assessment and Diagnosis

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