Can network biology unravel the aetiology of congenital hyperinsulinism?

Congenital Hyperinsulinism is a condition with a number of genetic causes, but for the majority of patients, the underlying aetiology is unknown. We present here a rational argument for the use of computational biology as a valuable resource for identifying new candidate genes which may cause disease and for understanding the complex mechanisms which define the pathophysiology of this rare disease. © 2013 Stevens et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.