Word Origin and History for mesopotamian. ancient name for the land that lies between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (in modern Iraq), from Greek mesopotamia (khora), literally a country between two rivers, from fem. of mesopotamos, from mesos middle (see medial (adj.)) + potamos river (see potamo-).
Monogenic forms, caused by a single mutation in a dominantly or recessively inherited gene, are well-established, albeit relatively rare types of PD. They collectively account for about 30% of the familial and 3%â5% of the sporadic cases.
Genetic mutations. 1  Monogenic diabetes is caused by mutations, or changes, in a single gene. These changes are usually passed through families, but sometimes the gene mutation happens on its own. Most of these gene mutations cause diabetes by making the pancreas less able to make insulin.