Gene duplications resulting in over expression of glucokinase are not a common cause of hypoglycaemia of infancy in humans

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 268-269

  van de Bunt, Martijn ^a   Edghill, Emma L ^b   Hussain, Khalid ^c   Ellard, Sian ^b   Gloyn, Anna L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOKINASE;

3 HYDROXYACYL COA DEHYDROGENASE GENE; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIET THERAPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GLUCOKINASE GENE; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE 1 GENE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCAEMIA OF INFANCY; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN RELEASE; INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL SUBUNIT KIR6.2 GENE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SULFONYLUREA RECEPTOR 1 GENE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOKINASE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PERSISTENT HYPERINSULINEMIA HYPOGLYCEMIA OF INFANCY;

EID: 43449087616     PISSN: 10967192     EISSN: 10967206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2008.01.008     Document Type: Letter

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