HYPOGLYCEMIA IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN

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This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The specific aims of this project are: 1. to clinically diagnose and classify disorders associated with hypoglycemia in infants and chilren; 2. to provide the genetic material (DNA and pedigree information) for molecular genetic analysis from subjects with defined disorders associated with hypoglycemia; 3. to profice a forum in which to perform studies aimed at understanding the natural history of children with hypoglycemia-producing disorders, especially those with hyperinsulinism, defects in fatty acid oxidation or transport, and glycogen storage diseases; 4. to provide the forum in which to teach fellows, residents, and medical students about the diagnosis and management of infants and children with hypoglycemia and its related disorders.