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A mutation in the TMD0-L0 region of sulfonylurea receptor-1 (L225P) causes permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus (PNDM).
Diabetes - 1 May 2007
Masia Ricard, De Leon Diva D, MacMullen Courtney, McKnight Heather, Stanley Charles A, Nichols Colin G
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OBJECTIVE: We sought to examine the molecular mechanisms underlying permanenent neonatal diabetes mellitus (PNDM) in a patient with a heterozygous de novo L225P mutation in the L0 region of the sulfonylurea receptor (SUR)1, the regulatory subunit of the pancreatic ATP-sensitive K(+) channel (K(ATP) channel). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The effects of L225P on the properties of recombinant K(ATP) channels in...
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