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Permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus due to KCNJ11 mutation in a Portuguese family: transition from insulin to oral sulfonylureas.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Jan 2012
Dupont Juliette, Pereira Carla, Medeira Ana, Duarte Rui, Ellard Sian, Sampaio Lurdes
Abstract excerpt
Permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus (PNDM) is a rare form of diabetes diagnosed within the first 6 months of life. Heterozygous activation mutations in KCNJ11, encoding the Kir6.2 subunit of the ATP-sensitive potassium (K(ATP)) channel, which acts as a key role in insulin secretion regulation, account for about half of the cases of PNDM. The majority of the patients represent isolated cases resulting from de...
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