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Mice expressing a human K(ATP) channel mutation have altered channel ATP sensitivity but no cardiac abnormalities.
Diabetologia - 1 Apr 2012
Clark R, Männikkö R, Stuckey D J, Iberl M, Clarke K, Ashcroft F M
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Patients with severe gain-of-function mutations in the Kir6.2 subunit of the ATP-sensitive potassium (K(ATP)) channel, have neonatal diabetes, muscle hypotonia and mental and motor developmental delay-a condition known as iDEND syndrome. However, despite the fact that Kir6.2 forms the pore of the cardiac K(ATP) channel, patients show no obvious cardiac symptoms. The aim of this project was to use...
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