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nesidioblastosis
Subclass of:
Congenital Hyperinsulinism
Definitions related to nesidioblastosis:
  • A sporadic or inherited disorder characterized by the focal or diffuse proliferation of the cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. It results in hyperinsulinemia and hypoglycemia.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An inherited autosomal recessive syndrome characterized by the disorganized formation of new islets in the PANCREAS and CONGENITAL HYPERINSULINISM. It is due to focal hyperplasia of pancreatic ISLET CELLS budding off from the ductal structures and forming new islets of Langerhans. Mutations in the islet cells involve the potassium channel gene KCNJ11 or the ATP-binding cassette transporter gene ABCC8, both on CHROMOSOME 11.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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