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Atypical Forms of Congenital Hyperinsulinism in Infancy Are Associated With Mosaic Patterns of Immature Islet Cells.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 2017
Han Bing, Mohamed Zainab, Estebanez Maria Salomon, Craigie Ross J, Newbould Melanie, Cheesman Edmund, Padidela Raja, Skae Mars, Johnson Matthew, Flanagan Sarah, Ellard Sian, Cosgrove Karen E, Banerjee Indraneel, Dunne Mark J
Abstract excerpt
Objectives: We aimed to characterize mosaic populations of pancreatic islet cells from patients with atypical congenital hyperinsulinism in infancy (CHI-A) and the expression profile of NKX2.2, a key transcription factor expressed in β-cells but suppressed in δ-cells in the mature pancreas. Patients/Methods: Tissue was isolated from three patients with CHI-A following subtotal pancreatectomy. CHI-A was diagnosed...
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