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A novel mutation in the glutamate dehydrogenase (GLUD1) of a patient with congenital hyperinsulinism-hyperammonemia (HI/HA).
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Mar 2016
Fang Chen, Ding Xin, Huang Yun, Huang Jian, Zhao Pengjun, Hu Ji
Abstract excerpt
Hyperinsulinism-hyperammonemia (HI/HA) syndrome, often characterized by recurrent symptomatic hypoglycemia and persistent hyperammonemia, is the second most frequent cause of the congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI). Here, we reported a patient with normal birth weight, repeated seizures, untreatable hypoglycemia, and persistent, mild hyperammonemia. The genetic diagnosis revealed that the patient carried a...
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