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Noninvasive diagnosis of focal hyperinsulinism of infancy with [18F]-DOPA positron emission tomography.
Diabetes - 1 Jan 2006
Otonkoski Timo, Näntö-Salonen Kirsti, Seppänen Marko, Veijola Riitta, Huopio Hanna, Hussain Khalid, Tapanainen Päivi, Eskola Olli, Parkkola Riitta, Ekström Klas, Guiot Yves, Rahier Jacques, Laakso Markku, Rintala Risto, Nuutila Pirjo, Minn Heikki
Abstract excerpt
Congenital hyperinsulinism of infancy (CHI) is characterized by severe hypoglycemia due to dysregulated insulin secretion, associated with either focal or diffuse pathology of the endocrine pancreas. The focal condition is caused by a paternally inherited mutation in one of the genes encoding the subunits of the beta-cell ATP-sensitive potassium channel (SUR1/ABCC8 or Kir6.2/KCNJ11) and somatic loss of maternal...
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