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Heterozygous ABCC8 mutations are a cause of MODY.
Diabetologia - 1 Jan 2012
Bowman P, Flanagan S E, Edghill E L, Damhuis A, Shepherd M H, Paisey R, Hattersley A T, Ellard S
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The ABCC8 gene encodes the sulfonylurea receptor 1 (SUR1) subunit of the pancreatic beta cell ATP-sensitive potassium (K(ATP)) channel. Inactivating mutations cause congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) and activating mutations cause transient neonatal diabetes (TNDM) or permanent neonatal diabetes (PNDM) that can usually be treated with sulfonylureas. Sulfonylurea sensitivity is also a feature of...
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