Julie Raskin For those planning to attend the CHI Conference in San Diego on June 18-19, we recommend registering for the conference and making hotel arrangements as soon as possible. The Bristol Hotel, where the conference will take place, would like a final count of registrants this week, so if you are planning to attend and haven’t … Read more
CHI is happy to announce that there are still spots open for the Congenital Hyperinsulinism Family Conference 2010, which will take place on June 18th and June 19th at the Bristol Hotel in San Diego. The agenda is shaping up to be quite exciting. There will be Reports from Some of the Leading Treatment and … Read more
If you’re nearby around May 6 and 7, Matt Hopkins, President of CHI, will be on a business trip for his day job. He would like to take some extra time off and meet you. If you’re interested in discussing diagnosis, treatment, support for HI families and children, specific details of how your medical system … Read more
Dear HI Families, CHI is very excited to announce that we will be hosting a third family conference this year on June 18 and 19th in San Diego, California at the Bristol Hotel in downtown San Diego. We have planned the family conference to coincide with the Endocrine Society Meeting, an international meeting of endocrinologists. … Read more
As a bit of a follow up to the last post about genetic screening, I thought this article by Dr. Benjamin Glaser might be a good addition. Here is an exerpt: Mutations in ABCC8, KCNJ11, GLUD1, GCK, and HADHSC are known to be associated with FHI. About 45% of affected individuals have mutations in ABCC8 and about 5% havemutations in the coding region of KCNJ11. … Read more