The gene encodes a mitochondrial enzyme that plays an important role in nitrate metabolism. Loss-of-function mutations cause hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia that is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern.
| Clinic | Method | Carrier testing |
| Turnaround | 5 days | |
| Specimen type | genomic DNA |
| Clinic | Method | Massive parallel sequencing |
| Turnaround | 25 days | |
| Specimen type | genomic DNA |
| Clinic | Method | Genomic sequencing of the entire coding region |
| Turnaround | 25 days | |
| Specimen type | genomic DNA |