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Paramyotonia congenita due to a de novo mutation: a case report.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Aug 2003
Fukudome Takayasu, Izumoto Hajime, Goto Hirofumi, Matsuo Hidenori, Yoshimura Toshiro, Sakoda Shun-Ichi, Shibuya Noritoshi
Abstract excerpt
A Japanese man with a negative family history of paramyotonia congenita (PMC) was evaluated for symptoms of cold-induced weakness and stiffness. Exercise testing revealed findings characteristic of PMC, and a genetic analysis was therefore performed. A well-known sodium channel mutation for PMC (T1313M) was identified in the patient, but was absent in his biological parents. These data demonstrate the occurrence...
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