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A new familial form of a late-onset, persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy caused by a novel mutation in KCNJ11.
Channels (Austin, Tex.) - 2 Nov 2017
Yang Yen-Yu, Long Roger K, Ferrara Christine T, Gitelman Stephen E, German Michael S, Yang Shi-Bing
Abstract excerpt
The ATP-sensitive potassium channel (KATP) functions as a metabo-electric transducer in regulating insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells. The pancreatic KATP channel is composed of a pore-forming inwardly-rectifying potassium channel, Kir6.2, and a regulatory subunit, sulphonylurea receptor 1 (SUR1). Loss-of-function mutations in either subunit often lead to the development of persistent hyperinsulinemic...
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