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Malignant hyperthermia in infancy and identification of novel RYR1 mutation.
British journal of anaesthesia - 1 Apr 2000
Chamley D, Pollock N A, Stowell K M, Brown R L
Abstract excerpt
Malignant hyperthermia (MH) has been reported as non-existent in children less than 1 yr old, although several unconfirmed reports have been published. A case report of MH in a 6-month-old child is presented, with confirmation of MH susceptibility by in vitro contracture testing of quadriceps muscle at 13 yr old. Genetic analysis revealed a novel RYR1 mutation that substitutes arginine 2452 for tryptophan in a...
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