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Seizures and diagnostic difficulties in hyperinsulinism-hyperammonemia syndrome.
The Turkish journal of pediatrics - 1 Jan 2016
Aka Sibel, Alanay Yasemin, Boodhansingh Kara E, Stanley Charles A, Semiz Serap
Abstract excerpt
Hyperinsulinism/hyperammonemia (HI/HA) syndrome is a rare disorder presented with recurrent hypoglycemia and elevated serum ammonia, which may lead to development delays, permanent neurologic damages, if it remains underdiagnosed. It is caused by activating mutations in the GLUD1 gene which encodes the intra-mitochondrial enzyme glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH). HI/HA syndrome is considered the second most common...
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