Sulfonylurea treatment outweighs insulin therapy in short-term metabolic control of patients with permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus due to activating mutations of the KCNJ11 (KIR6.2) gene

Diabetologia. 2006 Sep;49(9):2210-3. doi: 10.1007/s00125-006-0329-x. Epub 2006 Jul 1.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Substitution
  • Blood Glucose / metabolism
  • Child
  • Diabetes Mellitus / blood
  • Diabetes Mellitus / drug therapy*
  • Diabetes Mellitus / genetics
  • Humans
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Newborn, Diseases / drug therapy
  • Infant, Newborn, Diseases / genetics
  • Infant, Newborn, Diseases / metabolism
  • Insulin / therapeutic use*
  • Mutation*
  • Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying / genetics*
  • Sulfonylurea Compounds / therapeutic use*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Blood Glucose
  • Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Insulin
  • Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying
  • Sulfonylurea Compounds