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Mutational analysis of the GYS2 gene in patients diagnosed with ketotic hypoglycaemia.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Jan 2012
Nessa Azizun, Kumaran Anitha, Kirk Richard, Dalton Ann, Ismail Dunia, Hussain Khalid
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BACKGROUND: Ketotic hypoglycaemia is a common form of hypoglycaemia in childhood. Biochemically, patients present with fasting hypoglycaemia but with normal hormonal and metabolite profiles (low serum alanine levels in some patients). Glycogen Storage Disease Type 0 (GSD0) is an autosomal recessive disease due to mutations in the GYS2 gene. Patients with GSD0 also present with fasting ketotic hypoglycaemia. The...
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