Pm. Thomas et al., MUTATIONS IN THE SULFONYLUREA RECEPTOR GENE IN FAMILIAL PERSISTENT HYPERINSULINEMIC HYPOGLYCEMIA OF INFANCY, Science, 268(5209), 1995, pp. 426-429
Familial persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy (PHHI), a
n autosomal recessive disorder characterized by unregulated insulin se
cretion, is linked to chromosome 11p14-15.1. The newly cloned high-aff
inity sulfonylurea receptor (SUR) gene, a regulator of insulin secreti
on, was mapped to 11p15.1 by means of fluorescence in situ hybridizati
on, Two separate SUR gene splice site mutations, which segregated with
disease phenotype, were identified in affected individuals from nine
different families, Both mutations resulted in aberrant processing of
the RNA sequence and disruption of the putative second nucleotide bind
ing domain of the SUR protein. Abnormal insulin secretion in PHHI appe
ars to be caused by mutations in the SUR gene.