MODY stands for mature onset of Diabetes of the Young.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. It stands for middle-aged diabetes onset
• D. It stands for non-diabetic mellitus

Answer: (A)

Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young describes a group of inherited, monogenic diabetes forms that typically begin in youth. The statement is true because MODY is defined by the onset of diabetes at a young age and its single-gene (autosomal-dominant) basis. The standard expansion uses “Maturity-Onset” rather than “mature,” but the idea of onset in young individuals is accurate. This condition is distinct from autoimmune type 1 diabetes and from type 2 diabetes that generally presents later in life. The other options don’t fit because there isn’t a recognized form called “middle-aged onset” or “non-diabetic mellitus.”