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Identification of new polymorphisms in the CACNA1S gene.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 Jan 2003
Carsana Antonella, Fortunato Giuliana, De Sarno Claudia, Brancadoro Virginia, Salvatore Francesco
Abstract excerpt
We identified four novel polymorphisms in the CACNA1S gene that encodes the alpha1-subunit of the dihydropyridine receptor. Mutations in this gene are associated with two genetic diseases: malignant hyperthermia and hypokalemic periodic paralysis. The nucleotide substitutions c2403T --> C and c5398T --> C did not result in amino acid replacement, the nucleotide substitution c4475C --> A caused the replacement of...
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