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Potassium channel, inwardly rectifying, subfamily J, member 11

The protein encoded by this gene is a potassium channel that regulates insulin secretion in pancreatic beta cells. Loss-of-funtion mutations cause autosomal recessive and less commonly dominant hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia. Gain-of-function mutations, on the other hand, cause autosomal dominant permanent neonatal juvenile (MODY13) diabetes mellitus, a special case of which is DEND syndrome that is associated by neurological symptoms.

Protein Structure

The protein forms a heterodimer with SUR, the sulfonyl urea receptor.

Phenotype

Mutations inhibiting the beta cell result in permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus. On the other hand activating mutations lead to hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia.

Pathology

The inwardly rectifying potassium conductance is activated by diazoxide and inhibited by sulfonyl urea, which results in decreased or increased insulin secretion. Mutations activating the channel and inhibiting its ATP inhibition result in reduced insulin secretion. The opposite is true for mutations that inhibit the channel conductance.

Genetests:

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 20 days
Specimen type genomic DNA
Clinic Method Multiplex Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification
Turnaround 25 days
Specimen type genomic DNA

Related Diseases:

Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia 2
KCNJ11
Permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus
ABCC8
Developmental delay, epilepsy, and neonatal diabetes
KCNJ11
GCK
INS
KCNJ11
Phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthetase superactivity
PRPS1
Wolcott-Rallison syndrome
EIF2AK3
Transient neonatal diabetes mellitus 3
KCNJ11
Developmental delay, epilepsy, and neonatal diabetes
KCNJ11
MODY13 diabetes
KCNJ11

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NCBI article

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OMIM.ORG article

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Orphanet article

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Wikipedia article

Wikipedia EN (Kir6.2) external link
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