JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, cilt.24, sa.11-12, ss.1019-1023, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: Recessive mutations in ABCC8/KCNJ11 of beta-cell K-ATP channel generally cause severe medically unresponsive hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia (HH). Rarer dominant mutations in these genes have been described that mostly cause milder, medically responsive congenital hyperinsulinism. Rarer dominant mutations in these genes have been described that mostly cause milder, medically responsive congenital hyperinsulinism. To date the phenotype of patients with dominant mutations seems to be different from those with recessive mutations as the majority of patients are responsive to diazoxide therapy. Controversy exists on whether these dominant ABCC8 or KCNJ11 genes mutations predispose to diabetes mellitus in adulthood or not.