A heterozygous activating mutation in the sulphonylurea receptor SUR1 (ABCC8) causes neonatal diabetes.
Neonatal diabetes is a genetically heterogeneous disorder with nine different genetic aetiologies reported to date. Heterozygous activating mutations in the KCNJ11 gene encoding Kir6.2, the pore-forming subunit of the ATP-sensitive potassium (K(ATP)) channel, are the most common cause of permanent n...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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