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Scanning for mutations of the ryanodine receptor (RYR1) gene by denaturing HPLC: detection of three novel malignant hyperthermia alleles.
Clinical chemistry - 1 May 2003
Tammaro Angela, Bracco Adele, Cozzolino Santolo, Esposito Maria, Di Martino Antonietta, Savoia Gennaro, Zeuli Laura, Piluso Giulio, Aurino Stefania, Nigro Vincenzo
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BACKGROUND: Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a fatal autosomal dominant pharmacogenetic disorder characterized by skeletal muscle hypertonicity that causes a sudden increase in body temperature after exposure to common anesthetic agents. The disease is genetically heterogeneous, with mutations in t...
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