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Novel FOXA2 mutation causes Hyperinsulinism, Hypopituitarism with Craniofacial and Endoderm-derived organ abnormalities.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Nov 2017
Giri Dinesh, Vignola Maria Lillina, Gualtieri Angelica, Scagliotti Valeria, McNamara Paul, Peak Matthew, Didi Mohammed, Gaston-Massuet Carles, Senniappan Senthil
Abstract excerpt
Congenital hypopituitarism (CH) is characterized by the deficiency of one or more pituitary hormones and can present alone or in association with complex disorders. Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) is a disorder of unregulated insulin secretion despite hypoglycaemia that can occur in isolation or as part of a wider syndrome. Molecular diagnosis is unknown in many cases of CH and CHI. The underlying genetic...
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