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Sulfonylurea-responsive diabetes in childhood.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 May 2007
Landau Zohar, Wainstein Julio, Hanukoglu Aaron, Tuval Myriam, Lavie Judith, Glaser Benjamin
Abstract excerpt
We describe a family in which 3/6 siblings had transient, relapsing neonatal diabetes. The father and another sibling had diabetes diagnosed at 20 and 9 years old, respectively. All affected individuals carried the same KCNJ11 gene mutation. In all, sulfonylurea treatment permitted cessation of insulin treatment, with improved glycemic control.
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