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Descriptor English:   Hyperinsulinism 
Descriptor Spanish:   Hiperinsulinismo 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Hiperinsulinismo 
Tree Number:   C18.452.394.968
Definition English:   A syndrome with excessively high INSULIN levels in the BLOOD. It may cause HYPOGLYCEMIA. Etiology of hyperinsulinism varies, including hypersecretion of a beta cell tumor (INSULINOMA); autoantibodies against insulin (INSULIN ANTIBODIES); defective insulin receptor (INSULIN RESISTANCE); or overuse of exogenous insulin or HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS. 
See Related English:   Insulin
 
History Note English:   1963 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
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mortality nursing
pathology prevention & control
physiopathology parasitology
psychology radiography
rehabilitation radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy surgery
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ultrasonography veterinary
virology  
Record Number:   7127 
Unique Identifier:   D006946 

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