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ea0024p27 | (1) | BSPED2010

Feeding problems and their associated predictive factors in congenital hyperinsulinism of infancy (CHI)

Subbarayan A , Forsythe L , Rigby L , Marks J , Ehtisham S , Patel L , Amin R , Didi M , Blair J , Ellard S , Clayton P , Banerjee I , Skae M

Congenital Hyperinsulinism (CHI), a common cause of persistent hypoglycaemia in infancy can be associated with feeding problems (FP). The extent of FP in CHI is not known. The commonest genetic cause of CHI is mutations in ATP-sensitive potassium (K+ATP) channel genes (ABCC8 and KCNJ11).Aims: To define FP in CHI patients presenting to a regional centre, in relation to medication and K+ATP ...