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The difficult management of persistent, non-focal congenital hyperinsulinism: A retrospective review from a single, tertiary center.
Pediatric diabetes - 1 May 2020
Rasmussen Amalie G, Melikian Maria, Globa Evgenia, Detlefsen Sönke, Rasmussen Lars, Petersen Henrik, Brusgaard Klaus, Rasmussen Annett H, Mortensen Michael B, Christesen Henrik T
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) is a rare, heterogeneous disease with transient or persistent hypoglycemia. Histologically, focal, diffuse, and atypical forms of CHI exist, and at least 11 disease-causing genes have been identified. METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated the treatment and outcome of a cohort of 40 patients with non-focal, persistent CHI admitted to the International...
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