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A heterozygous activating mutation in the sulphonylurea receptor SUR1 (ABCC8) causes neonatal diabetes.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Jun 2006
Proks Peter, Arnold Amanda L, Bruining Jan, Girard Christophe, Flanagan Sarah E, Larkin Brian, Colclough Kevin, Hattersley Andrew T, Ashcroft Frances M, Ellard Sian
Abstract excerpt
Neonatal diabetes is a genetically heterogeneous disorder with nine different genetic aetiologies reported to date. Heterozygous activating mutations in the KCNJ11 gene encoding Kir6.2, the pore-forming subunit of the ATP-sensitive potassium (K(ATP)) channel, are the most common cause of permanent neonatal diabetes. The sulphonylurea receptor (SUR) SUR1 serves as the regulatory subunit of the K(ATP) channel in...
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