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p57(KIP2) expression in normal islet cells and in hyperinsulinism of infancy.
Diabetes - 1 Dec 2001
Kassem S A, Ariel I, Thornton P S, Hussain K, Smith V, Lindley K J, Aynsley-Green A, Glaser B
Abstract excerpt
Most cases of hyperinsulinism of infancy (HI) are caused by mutations in either the sulfonylurea receptor-1 (SUR1) or the inward rectifying K(+) channel Kir6.2, two subunits of the beta-cell ATP-sensitive K(+) channel (K(ATP) channel). Histologically, HI can be divided into two major subtypes. The diffuse form is recessively inherited and involves all beta-cells within the pancreas. Focal HI consists of...
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