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Permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus caused by a novel mutation in the KCNJ11 gene.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Mar 2014
Doneray Hakan, Houghton Jayne, Tekgunduz Kadir Serafettin, Balkir Ferat, Caner Ibrahim
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the KCNJ11 gene are responsible for the majority of permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus (PNDM) cases. Some mutations in this gene, including p.Q52R, are associated with the developmental delay, epilepsy, neonatal diabetes (DEND) syndrome. We describe a patient with PNDM who had no neurological finding although she was determined to have a novel mutation (p.Q52L) in the same residue of the KCNJ11 as...
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