Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) causes severe hypoglycaemia, which can be either focal or diffuse in aetiology. Both forms are associated with paternally inherited mutations in ABCC8/KCNJ11. Lymphocytic DNA analysis alone is inadequate to diagnose focal CHI, as pancreatic maternal allelic silencing cannot be tested prior to surgery. Additional 18-fluorodopa PET–CT scanning (PET–CT) is required for definitive diagnosis; in this study, ...