Long-term response to sulfonylurea in a patient with diabetes due to mutation in the KCNJ11 gene

  • Vendramini M
  • Gurgel L
  • Moisés R
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To report the long-term (30-month) effect of the switch from insulin to sulfonylurea in a patient carrying the p.G53D (c.158G>A) mutation in KCNJ11 gene. SUBJECT AND METHOD: A 29-year-old male patient was diagnosed with diabetes in the third month of life and after identification of a heterozygous p.G53D mutation in the KCNJ11 gene, the therapy was switched from insulin to sulfonylurea. RESULTS: Long-term follow-up (30 months) showed that good metabolic control was maintained (HbA1c: 6.6%) and the glibenclamide dose could be reduced. CONCLUSION: Long-term therapy with sulfonylureas in patients with neonatal diabetes due to mutation in the KCNJ11 gene is safe and promotes sustained improvement of glycemic control.OBJETIVO: Reportar o efeito a longo prazo (30 meses) da substituição de insulina por sulfonilureia em um paciente com a mutação p.G53D (c.158G>A) no gene KCNJ11. SUJEITO E MÉTODO: Paciente do sexo masculino, atualmente com 29 anos de idade, foi diagnosticado com diabetes melito no terceiro mês de vida e, após identificação da mutação p.G53D (c.158G>A) em heterozigose no gene KCNJ11, a terapia foi substituída de insulina para sulfonilureia. RESULTADOS: Seguimento a longo prazo (30 meses) mostrou que o bom controle metabólico foi mantido (HbA1c: 6,6%) e a dose de glibenclamida pode ser reduzida. CONCLUSÃO: A terapia com sulfonilureia a longo prazo em pacientes com diabetes neonatal decorrente de mutações no gene KCNJ11 é segura e promove uma melhora persistente no controle metabólico.

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Vendramini, M. F., Gurgel, L. C., & Moisés, R. S. (2010). Long-term response to sulfonylurea in a patient with diabetes due to mutation in the KCNJ11 gene. Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia, 54(8), 682–684. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0004-27302010000800003

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