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A family in which people with a heterozygous ABCC8 gene mutation (p.Lys1385Gln) have progressed from hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia to hyperglycemia

Mai Karatojima

Mai Karatojima

First Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

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Hiroto Furuta

Corresponding Author

Hiroto Furuta

First Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

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Hiroto Furuta First Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, Wakayama 641-8509, Japan.

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Norihiko Matsutani

Norihiko Matsutani

First Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

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Shohei Matsuno

Shohei Matsuno

First Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

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Masanori Tamai

Masanori Tamai

Tamai Medical Clinic, Wakayama, Japan

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Kei Komiya

Kei Komiya

Taiyo Pediatric Clinic, Wakayama, Japan

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Shuhei Morita

Shuhei Morita

First Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

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Shinsuke Uraki

Shinsuke Uraki

First Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

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Asako Doi

Asako Doi

First Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

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Machi Furuta

Machi Furuta

Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

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Hiroshi Iwakura

Hiroshi Iwakura

First Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

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Hiroyuki Ariyasu

Hiroyuki Ariyasu

First Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

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Masahiro Nishi

Masahiro Nishi

Department of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

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Takashi Akamizu

Takashi Akamizu

First Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

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First published: 03 October 2019
Citations: 8

Funding information: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant/Award Number: JP17K09842

Abstract

Highlights

  • Inactivating mutations of the ABCC8 gene usually cause hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia.
  • We report a family in which people with the inactivating mutation have progressed hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia to hyperglycemia.
  • Treatment with incretin-related drugs might be a useful therapeutic approach to hyperglycemia in people with the inactivating mutation.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

None declared.

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