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Identification of mutations in the Kir6.2 subunit of the K(ATP) channel.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2008
Flanagan Sarah E, Ellard Sian
Abstract excerpt
The beta-cell ATP-sensitive potassium channel is a key component of stimulus -secretion coupling in the pancreatic beta-cell. The channel consists of four subunits of the inwardly rectifying potassium channel Kir6.2 and four subunits of the sulfonylurea receptor 1. Loss of function mutations in the KCNJ11 and ABCC8 genes that encode for Kir6.2 and SUR1 can cause over-secretion of insulin and result in...
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