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HNF1B-MODY in the Norwegian MODY Registry and the Norwegian Childhood Diabetes Registry: Clinical insights and prevalence informed by genetic and functional evaluation

Pavithram, A.; Johansson, B. B.; Tjora, E.; Svalastoga, P.; Mohamed, K. A.; Koloen, I. L.; Toftdahl, M.; Skrivarhaug, T.; Vaudel, M.; Bjorkhaug, L.; Maloney, K.; Pollin, T.; Johansson, S.; Bellanne-Chantelot, C.; Sagen, J. V.; Molnes, J.; Njolstad, P. R.

2026-03-26 endocrinology
10.64898/2026.03.23.26348894 medRxiv
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Interpreting HNF1B variants is challenging in clinical practice. We aimed to integrate functional, clinical, and family data to improve variant classification, describe clinical features of carriers and report registry-level prevalence of HNF1B alterations. Clinical, genetic, and family data were analyzed from the Norwegian MODY Registry (NMR) and the Norwegian Childhood Diabetes Registry (NCDR). Clinical features of sequence variant and 17q12 deletion (17q12del) carriers were summarized, and variants were classified using ACMG-AMP-ClinGen criteria. Registry-level prevalence was reported with 95% confidence intervals. HNF1B sequence variants were functionally assessed, showing that the lower transactivation (TA) was associated with higher clinical severity. Eleven variants demonstrated impaired functional activity, with TA inversely correlated with clinical burden ({varrho} = -0.701, p = 0.002). We identified 28 individuals with 17q12del (21 in NMR, seven in NCDR) and 15 individuals carrying 14 unique (LP/P) sequence variants, all detected in the NMR. Overall, 36/486 probands (7.4%) with genetically confirmed monogenic diabetes in the NMR carried an LP/P HNF1B sequence variant or 17q12del. In the NCDR, [~] 0.2% carried 17q12del (7/3,583; 3/7 GADA/IA-2A-positive). Functional data enabled reclassification of three variants. Since many pediatric 17q12del carriers in the NMR were referred for testing due to structural renal anomalies without diabetes, HNF1B screening should be considered in children with renal/extra-renal features, irrespective of diabetes or autoantibody status. O_FIG O_LINKSMALLFIG WIDTH=200 HEIGHT=86 SRC="FIGDIR/small/26348894v1_ufig1.gif" ALT="Figure 1"> View larger version (24K): org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@41feforg.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@ccc48borg.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@17ba2e9org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@4919b_HPS_FORMAT_FIGEXP M_FIG C_FIG

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