A family with novel homozygous deletion mutation (c.1255delT; p.Phe419Serfs*12) in the glucokinase gene, which is a rare cause of permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus

Autor: Ilknur Arslanoglu, Semih Bolu, Furkan Timur, Recep Eröz, Mustafa Dogan, Hakan Uzun
Přispěvatelé: [Belirlenecek]
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Turkish Archives of Pediatrics/Türk Pediatri Arşivi
ISSN: 1308-6278
1306-0015
Popis: Heterozygous inactivating mutations in the glucokinase gene cause the mildest form of maturity-onset diabetes of the adolescents. However, homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in the glucokinase gene are a rare cause of permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus. Herein, we present the case of a male child with permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus whose mutational analysis revealed a novel homozygous deletion mutation in the glucokinase gene. The male proband of Turkish ancestry from consanguineous parents was born at 37 weeks gestation with a birth weight of 1870 g (
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