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Characterization of ABCC8 and KCNJ11 gene mutations and phenotypes in Korean patients with congenital hyperinsulinism.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Jun 2011
Park So Eun, Flanagan Sarah E, Hussain Khalid, Ellard Sian, Shin Choong Ho, Yang Sei Won
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) is characterized by persistent hypoglycemia due to the inappropriate insulin secretion. Inactivating mutations in the ABCC8 and KCNJ11 genes, which encode the sulfonylurea receptor 1 and Kir6.2 subunits of the ATP-sensitive K(+) (K(ATP)) channel in pancreatic β-cell, are the most common cause of CHI. We studied the genetic etiology and phenotypes of CHI in Korean...
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