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Transition from insulin to sulfonylurea in a child with diabetes due to a mutation in KCNJ11 encoding Kir6.2--initial and long-term response to sulfonylurea therapy.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Mar 2009
Wagner Verena M, Kremke Britta, Hiort Olaf, Flanagan Sarah E, Pearson Ewan R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in the KCNJ11 gene encoding the adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-sensitive potassium channel (K(ATP)) subunit Kir6.2 are the most frequent cause of diabetes in infancy. Sulfonylurea (SU) treatment restores insulin secretion in patients with KCNJ11 mutations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We report a 9-year-old boy who presented at the age of three months with diabetic ketoacidosis. Results Sequencing...
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