Familial Hepatic Adenomas due to bi-allelic inactivation of HNF1A Hepatocellular adenomas are rare benign liver tumours which have a risk of malignant transformation. Approximately 30-40% of hepatocellular adenomas are due to bi-allelic inactivating variants in the HNF1A gene. Most cases are sporadic but approximately 10% are familial (Bluteau et al 2002 Nature Genetics 32:312-315). Patients […]
ViewGenetic testing for Hyperinsulinism Hyperinsulinism is a heterogeneous disorder both clinically and in terms of genetic aetiology. Congenital hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia is the most frequent cause of hyperinsulinism in early infancy and it shows both recessive and dominant modes of inheritance. Age of onset is variable and the hypoglycaemia ranges from asymptomatic through to medically unresponsive […]
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