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. 2018 Jan 25;6(3):479–483. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1387

Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of the patient reported

Patient characteristics
Current age 4 years
Age at presentation 8 months
Main presenting feature Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia
Family history Emirati, first‐degree cousins
No history of hypoglycemia or liver disease
Clinical features Normal development
Normal growth
Hepatomegaly
Biochemical investigations High liver transaminases
Low albumin and total protein
Hypoglycemia
Positive urinary ketones
High insulin level
Positive glucagon challenge
Imaging Hepatomegaly with a liver nodule
Genetic test result Novel homozygous mutation (p.Ala288Val) at the MPI gene
Both parents are carriers
Treatment Diazoxide‐responsive