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familial hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia 3

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A hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia characterized by autosomal dominant inheritance of a reduced threshold for insulin release and hypoglycemia induced by fasting or protein rich meals that has_material_basis_in activating mutations in the GCK gene on chromosome 7

A hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia characterized by autosomal dominant inheritance of a reduced threshold for insulin release and hypoglycemia induced by fasting or protein rich meals that has_material_basis_in activating mutations in the GCK gene on chromosome 7p13.

Signs and symptoms

  • Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia
  • Intellectual disability
  • Hypoglycemic coma
  • Hypoglycemic seizures
  • Diabetes mellitus

Also known as: HHF3; hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia due to glucokinase deficiency; hyperinsulinism due to glucokinase deficiency