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NKX2-2 Mutation Causes Congenital Diabetes and Infantile Obesity With Paradoxical Glucose-Induced Ghrelin Secretion.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Nov 2020
Auerbach Adi, Cohen Amitay, Ofek Shlomai Noa, Weinberg-Shukron Ariella, Gulsuner Suleyman, King Mary-Claire, Hemi Rina, Levy-Lahad Ephrat, Abulibdeh Abdulsalam, Zangen David
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CONTEXT: NKX2-2 is a crucial transcription factor that enables specific β-cell gene expression. Nkx2-2(-/-) mice manifest with severe neonatal diabetes and changes in β-cell progenitor fate into ghrelin-producing cells. In humans, recessive NKX2-2 gene mutations have been recently reported as a novel etiology for neonatal diabetes, with only 3 cases known worldwide. This study describes the genetic analysis,...
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