Functional characterization of activating mutations in the sulfonylurea receptor 1 (ABCC8) causing neonatal diabetes mellitus in Asian Indian children.
BACKGROUND: Gain-of-function of ATP-sensitive K(+) (K(ATP) ) channels because of mutations in the genes encoding SUR1 (ABCC8) or Kir6.2 (KCNJ11) is a major cause of neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM). Our aim is to determine molecular defects in K(ATP) chan..... Read More