Diazoxide-resistant focal hyperinsulinism

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Diazoxide-resistant focal hyperinsulinism due to Kir6.2 deficiency

ORPHA:276603Disease

Also called Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia due to Kir6.2 deficiency, diazoxide-resistant focal form

What it is

A rare, congenital, isolated hyperinsulinism disorder characterized by diazoxide unresponsive recurrent episodes of hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia resulting from an excessive insulin secretion by the pancreatic bêta-cells due to Kir6.2 deficiency. Hypoglycemia may lead to variable clinical manifestation, ranging from asymptomatic hypoglycemia revealed by routine blood glucose monitoring to macrosomia at birth, mild to moderate hepatomegaly and life-threatening hypoglycemic coma or status epilepticus, further leading to poor neurological outcome.

Key facts

Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Classified as
Disease

Gene

KCNJ11Disease-causing germline mutation(s)

ICD-10 codes

E16.1filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 13 other rare diseases

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

Cross-references

MONDO 0017188OMIM 601820UMLS C5191060

Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.

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