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A loss-of-function mutation in KCNJ11 causing sulfonylurea-sensitive diabetes in early adult life.
Diabetologia - 1 May 2024
Vedovato Natascia, Salguero Maria V, Greeley Siri Atma W, Yu Christine H, Philipson Louis H, Ashcroft Frances M
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channel couples beta cell electrical activity to glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. Loss-of-function mutations in either the pore-forming (inwardly rectifying potassium channel 6.2 [Kir6.2], encoded by KCNJ11) or regulatory (sulfonylurea receptor 1, encoded by ABCC8) subunits result in congenital hyperinsulinism, whereas gain-of-function mutations cause...
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