Article
Chromosome 11p15 paternal isodisomy in focal forms of neonatal hyperinsulinism.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Dec 2008
Damaj L, le Lorch M, Verkarre V, Werl C, Hubert L, Nihoul-Fékété C, Aigrain Y, de Keyzer Y, Romana S P, Bellanne-Chantelot C, de Lonlay P, Jaubert F
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: Focal forms of congenital hyperinsulinism are due to a constitutional heterozygous mutation of paternal origin in the ABCC8 gene, more often than the KCNJ11 gene, located in the 11p15.1 region. This mutation is associated with the loss of the maternally inherited 11p15.1 to 11p15.5 region in the lesion. We investigated the possible occurrence of a compensatory duplication of the paternal 11p15.1-11p15.5...
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