Congenital hyperinsulinism: current trends in diagnosis and therapy

Congenital hyperinsulinism (HI) is an inappropriate insulin secretion by the pancreatic β-cells secondary to various genetic disorders. The incidence is estimated at 1/50, 000 live births, but it may be as high as 1/2, 500 in countries with substantial consanguinity. Recurrent episodes of hyperinsul...

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Main Authors: Arnoux, Jean-Baptiste, Verkarre, Virginie, Saint-Martin, Cécile, Montravers, Françoise, Brassier, Anaïs, Valayannopoulos, Vassili, Brunelle, Francis, Fournet, Jean-Christophe, Robert, Jean-Jacques, Aigrain, Yves, Bellanné-Chantelot, Christine, de Lonlay, Pascale
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3199232/