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A mutation in the KCNE3 potassium channel gene is associated with susceptibility to thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Nov 2002
Dias Da Silva Magnus R, Cerutti Janete M, Arnaldi Liliane A T, Maciel Rui M B
Abstract excerpt
Hypokalemic Periodic Paralyses comprise diverse diseases characterized by acute and reversible attacks of severe muscle weakness, associated with low serum potassium. The most common causes are Familial Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis (FHypoKPP), an autosomal dominant disease, and Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis (THypoKPP), secondary to thyrotoxicosis. Symptoms of paralysis are similar in both diseases,...
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