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Variable phenotypic spectrum of diabetes mellitus in a family carrying a novel KCNJ11 gene mutation.
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association - 1 Jun 2008
D'Amato E, Tammaro P, Craig T J, Tosi A, Giorgetti R, Lorini R, Ashcroft F M
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AIMS: Heterozygous activating mutations in KCNJ11, which encodes the Kir6.2 subunit of the pancreatic ATP-sensitive potassium (K(ATP)) channel, cause both permanent and transient neonatal diabetes. Identification of KCNJ11 mutations has important therapeutic implications, as many patients can rep...
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