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Molecular Genetics, Clinical Characteristics, and Treatment Outcomes of KATP-Channel Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus in Vietnam National Children's Hospital.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2021
Ngoc Can Thi Bich, Dien Tran Minh, De Franco Elisa, Ellard Sian, Houghton Jayne A L, Lan Nguyen Ngoc, Thao Bui Phuong, Khanh Nguyen Ngoc, Flanagan Sarah E, Craig Maria E, Dung Vu Chi
Abstract excerpt
Background: Neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM) is defined as insulin-requiring persistent hyperglycemia occurring within the first 6 months of life, which can result from mutations in at least 25 different genes. Activating heterozygous mutations in genes encoding either of the subunits of the ATP-sensitive K+ channel (KATP channel; KCNJ11 or ABCC8) of the pancreatic beta cell are the most common cause of permanent...
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