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A novel mutation in ABCC8 gene in a newborn with congenital hyperinsulinism -a case report.
Fetal and pediatric pathology - 1 Dec 2013
Üstün Nuran Uzunalic, Dilli Dilek, Kundak Ahmet Afsin, Okumus Nurullah, Erdoğan Derya, Apaydın Sema
Abstract excerpt
Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) is the most common cause of persistent hypoglycemia in infancy. The genetic basis of CHI includes a variety of defects in key genes regulating insulin secretion. Mutations in at least seven genes are found in 50% of cases. The most common forms of medically unresponsive CHI, which requires a near-total pancreatectomy are associated with autosomal recessive mutations in the ABCC8...
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