dc.contributor.author | Flanagan, SE | |
dc.contributor.author | Vairo, F | |
dc.contributor.author | Johnson, MB | |
dc.contributor.author | Caswell, R | |
dc.contributor.author | Laver, TW | |
dc.contributor.author | Lango Allen, H | |
dc.contributor.author | Hussain, K | |
dc.contributor.author | Ellard, S | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-08-22T07:20:31Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-06 | |
dc.description.abstract | Congenital hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia (HH) can occur in isolation or it may present as part of a wider syndrome. For approximately 40%-50% of individuals with this condition, sequence analysis of the known HH genes identifies a causative mutation. Identifying the underlying genetic aetiology in the remaining cases is important as a genetic diagnosis will inform on recurrence risk, may guide medical management and will provide valuable insights into β-cell physiology. We sequenced the exome of a child with persistent diazoxide-responsive HH, mild aortic insufficiency, severe hypotonia, and developmental delay as well as the unaffected parents. This analysis identified a de novo mutation, p.G403D, in the proband's CACNA1D gene. CACNA1D encodes the main L-type voltage-gated calcium channel in the pancreatic β-cell, a key component of the insulin secretion pathway. The p.G403D mutation had been reported previously as an activating mutation in an individual with primary hyper-aldosteronism, neuromuscular abnormalities, and transient hypoglycaemia. Sequence analysis of the CACNA1D gene in 60 further cases with HH did not identify a pathogenic mutation. Identification of an activating CACNA1D mutation in a second patient with congenital HH confirms the aetiological role of CACNA1D mutations in this disorder. A genetic diagnosis is important as treatment with a calcium channel blocker may be an option for the medical management of this patient. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | The genetic studies were funded by the Medical Research Council (Grant number 98144). S.E.F. has a Sir Henry Dale Fellowship jointly funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Royal Society (Grant number: 105636/Z/14/Z). S.E. is a Wellcome Trust Senior Investigator. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 18, Iss. 4, pp. 320 - 323 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/pedi.12512 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/29015 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Wiley | en_GB |
dc.relation.url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28318089 | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2017 The Authors. Pediatric Diabetes published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | en_GB |
dc.subject | CACNA1D | en_GB |
dc.subject | calcium channel | en_GB |
dc.subject | exome sequencing | en_GB |
dc.subject | hyperinsulinism | en_GB |
dc.subject | hypoglycaemia | en_GB |
dc.title | A CACNA1D mutation in a patient with persistent hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia, heart defects, and severe hypotonia. | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2017-08-22T07:20:31Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1399-543X | |
exeter.place-of-publication | Denmark | en_GB |
dc.description | This is the final version of the article. Available from Wiley via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1399-5448 | |
dc.identifier.journal | Pediatric Diabetes | en_GB |