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A novel sodium channel mutation in a family with hypokalemic periodic paralysis.
Neurology - 10 Dec 1999
Bulman D E, Scoggan K A, van Oene M D, Nicolle M W, Hahn A F, Tollar L L, Ebers G C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To identify the cause of hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HOKPP) in a family whose disease is not caused by a mutation in the dihydropyridine-sensitive (DHP) receptor alpha1-subunit gene (CACNA1S). BACKGROUND: Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is primarily caused by mutations within CACNA1S. Genetic heterogeneity for HOKPP has been reported, but no other locus has been identified. METHODS: Single-stranded...
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