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Functional characterization of an episodic ataxia type-1 mutation occurring in the S1 segment of hKv1.1 channels.
Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology - 1 Jun 2003
Imbrici Paola, Cusimano Antonella, D'Adamo Maria Cristina, De Curtis Amalia, Pessia Mauro
Abstract excerpt
Voltage-gated potassium channels (Kv) play important roles in neurotransmission, nerve cell excitability and disease. Several missense mutations in the Kv1.1 gene have been associated with episodic ataxia type-1 syndrome (EA-1), which is characterized by continuous myokymia, episodic attacks of ataxic gait and spastic contractions of skeletal muscles. In this study we show that I177N, an EA-1 mutation located in...
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