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Novel de novo mutation in sulfonylurea receptor 1 presenting as hyperinsulinism in infancy followed by overt diabetes in early adolescence.
Diabetes - 1 Jul 2008
Abdulhadi-Atwan Maha, Bushman Jeremy, Bushmann Jeremy, Tornovsky-Babaey Sharona, Perry Avital, Abu-Libdeh Abdulsalam, Glaser Benjamin, Shyng Show-Ling, Zangen David H
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OBJECTIVE: Congenital hyperinsulinism, usually associated with severe neonatal hypoglycemia, may progress to diabetes, typically during the 4th decade of life in nonpancreatectomized patients. We aimed to genotype the ATP-sensitive K(+) channel in a 10.5-year-old girl presenting with overt diabetes following hyperinsulinism in infancy. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A female aged 10.5 years presented with...
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