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Molecular and clinical features of KATP -channel neonatal diabetes mellitus in Japan.
Pediatric diabetes - 1 Nov 2017
Hashimoto Yukiko, Dateki Sumito, Hirose Masakazu, Satomura Kenichi, Sawada Hirotake, Mizuno Haruo, Sugihara Shigetaka, Maruyama Koichi, Urakami Tatsuhiko, Sugawara Hidenori, Shirai Kenji, Yorifuji Tohru
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There are few reports pertaining to Asian patients with neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM) caused by activating mutations in the ATP-sensitive potassium channel genes (KATP-NDM). OBJECTIVES: To elucidate the characteristics of Japanese patients with KATP-NDM. METHODS: By the amplification and direct sequencing of all exons and exon-intron boundaries of the KCNJ11 and ABCC8 genes, 25 patients with...
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