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An ATP-binding mutation (G334D) in KCNJ11 is associated with a sulfonylurea-insensitive form of developmental delay, epilepsy, and neonatal diabetes.
Diabetes - 1 Feb 2007
Masia Ricard, Koster Joseph C, Tumini Stefano, Chiarelli Francesco, Colombo Carlo, Nichols Colin G, Barbetti Fabrizio
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Mutations in the pancreatic ATP-sensitive K(+) channel (K(ATP) channel) cause permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus (PNDM) in humans. All of the K(ATP) channel mutations examined result in decreased ATP inhibition, which in turn is predicted to suppress insulin secretion. Here we describe a patien...
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