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Methods for Characterizing Disease-Associated ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channel Mutations.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2018
Kandasamy Balamurugan, Shyng Show-Ling
Abstract excerpt
The ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channel formed by the inwardly rectifying potassium channel Kir6.2 and the sulfonylurea receptor 1 (SUR1) plays a key role in regulating insulin secretion. Genetic mutations in KCNJ11 or ABCC8 which encode Kir6.2 and SUR1 respectively are major causes of insulin secretion disorders: those causing loss of channel function lead to congenital hyperinsulinism, whereas those causing...
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