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ea0058p029 | Miscellaneous Endocrinology | BSPED2018

Using CRISPR/Cas9gene editing to study the molecular genetics of congenital hyperinsulinism

Purushothaman Preetha , Aldossary Ahmad , Guerrini Ileana , Hart Stephen , Hussain Khalid

Background: Congenital Hyperinsulinism (CHI) is characterized by the unregulated secretion of insulin in the presence of hypoglycaemia. The mutations in ABCC8 and KCNJ11, which encode the sulfonylurea receptor 1 (SUR1) and potassium inward-rectifying 6.2 (Kir6.2) subunits of ATP-sensitive potassium channel (K channel), are the most common identified cause of the condition.Aims: The aim is to use the novel CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technique to create a KO...