Mondo Description Monogenic diabetes caused by inactivating mutation(s) in the PDX1 gene, encoding pancreas/duodenum homeobox protein 1. Homozygous PDX1 mutations result in permanent neonatal diabetes.

Uniprot Description A form of diabetes that is characterized by an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance, onset in childhood or early adulthood (usually before 25 years of age), a primary defect in insulin secretion and frequent insulin-independence at the beginning of the disease.