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Compound heterozygosity for the common sulfonylurea receptor mutations can cause mild diazoxide-sensitive hyperinsulinism.
Clinical pediatrics - 1 Apr 2002
Dekel Benjamin, Lubin Daniel, Modan-Moses Dalit, Quint Jacob, Glaser Benjamin, Meyerovitch Joseph
Abstract excerpt
Persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy (PHHI) is a disorder characterized by dysregulation of insulin secretion and prolonged hypoglycemia. Mutations in the genes of both subunits of the beta-cell KATP channel, Kir 6.2 (potassium channel) and SUR1 (sulfonylurea receptor) have been associated with the autosomal recessive form of this disorder. It was previously demonstrated that patients harboring...
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