Article
ABCC8 and KCNJ11 molecular spectrum of 109 patients with diazoxide-unresponsive congenital hyperinsulinism.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Nov 2010
Bellanné-Chantelot C, Saint-Martin C, Ribeiro M-J, Vaury C, Verkarre V, Arnoux J-B, Valayannopoulos V, Gobrecht S, Sempoux C, Rahier J, Fournet J-C, Jaubert F, Aigrain Y, Nihoul-Fékété C, de Lonlay P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) is characterised by an over secretion of insulin by the pancreatic β-cells. This condition is mostly caused by mutations in ABCC8 or KCNJ11 genes encoding the SUR1 and KIR6.2 subunits of the ATP-sensitive potassium (K(ATP)) channel. CHI patients are classified according to their responsiveness to diazoxide and to their histopathological diagnosis (either focal, diffuse...
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