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Kir6.2
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<p>Kir6.2 is a major subunit of the <a href="/facts/ATP-sensitive_potassium_channel/1ly0xoCE">ATP-sensitive K+ channel</a>, a <a href="/facts/Lipid-gated_ion_channels/GAU2oUJK">lipid-gated</a> <a href="/facts/Inward-rectifier_potassium_ion_channel/VYuvrz8U">inward-rectifier potassium ion channel</a>. The <a href="/facts/Gene/e1swwPY6">gene</a> encoding the channel is called KCNJ11 and mutations in this gene are associated with <a href="/facts/Congenital_hyperinsulinism/VeIYpBsj">congenital hyperinsulinism</a>. </p>