A novel mutation ofABCC8gene in a patient with diazoxide-unresponsive congenital hyperinsulinism

A novel mutation of ABCC8 gene in a patient with diazoxide-unresponsive congenital hyperinsulinism

Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) is a rare condition that can cause irreversible brain damage during the neonatal period owing to the associated hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia in CHI occurs secondary to the dysregulation of insulin secretion. CHI has been established as a genetic disorder of islet-cell hyperplasia, associated with a mutation of the ABCC8 or KCNJ11 genes, which encode the sulfonylur...

Diazoxide-unresponsive congenital hyperinsulinism associated with ABCC8 nonsense mutation

Case presentation A baby boy with birth weight of 2.4kg at 35 weeks was born via Caesarian section. The boy was allowed feeding on demands, however he had the first onset of hypoglycemia at 2 hours of life. His blood sugar ranged from low reading to 2.5 mmol/L. The patient was treated with boluses of intravenous dextrose D10% followed by maintenance dextrose with its increasing strength in orde...

Diazoxide-Unresponsive Congenital Hyperinsulinism in Children With Dominant Mutations of the β-Cell Sulfonylurea Receptor SUR1

OBJECTIVE Congenital hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia is a group of genetic disorders of insulin secretion most commonly associated with inactivating mutations of the β-cell ATP-sensitive K(+) channel (K(ATP) channel) genes ABCC8 (SUR1) and KCNJ11 (Kir6.2). Recessive mutations of these genes cause hyperinsulinism that is unresponsive to treatment with diazoxide, a channel agonist. Dominant K(ATP) ...

A Novel Intragenic SLC16A1 Mutation Associated With Congenital Hyperinsulinism

A Novel Missense Mutation in CLCN1 Gene in a Family with Autosomal Recessive Congenital Myotonia

Congenital recessive myotonia is a rare genetic disorder caused by mutations in CLCN1, which codes for the main skeletal muscle chloride channel ClC-1. More than 120 mutations have been found in this gene. The main feature of this disorder is muscle membrane hyperexcitability. Here, we report a 59-year male patient suffering from congenital myotonia. He had transient generalized myotonia, which...