Article
Congenital hyperinsulinism in children with paternal 11p uniparental isodisomy and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2016
Kalish Jennifer M, Boodhansingh Kara E, Bhatti Tricia R, Ganguly Arupa, Conlin Laura K, Becker Susan A, Givler Stephanie, Mighion Lindsey, Palladino Andrew A, Adzick N Scott, De León Diva D, Stanley Charles A, Deardorff Matthew A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Congenital hyperinsulinism (HI) can have monogenic or syndromic causes. Although HI has long been recognised to be common in children with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS), the underlying mechanism is not known. METHODS: We characterised the clinical features of children with both HI and BWS/11p overgrowth spectrum, evaluated the contribution of KATP channel mutations to the molecular pathogenesis of...
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