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Meglitinide (repaglinide) therapy in permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus: two case reports.
Journal of medical case reports - 25 Oct 2021
Razzaghy-Azar Maryam, Nourbakhsh Mitra, Talea Ali, Mohammad Amoli Mahsa, Nourbakhsh Mona, Larijani Bagher
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BACKGROUND: Permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus (PNDM) presents with dehydration and hyperglycemia, which usually occurs during the first 12 months of life. Activating mutations of beta-cell adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium [KATP] channel subunits that cause opening of the channel are associated with PNDM. Some patients with PNDM respond to administration of a sulfonylurea derivative, which has long...
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