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Skeletal muscle dihydropyridine-sensitive calcium channel (CACNA1S) gene mutations in chinese patients with hypokalemic periodic paralysis.
The American journal of the medical sciences - 1 Feb 2005
Lin Shih-Hua, Hsu Yaw-Don, Cheng Nai-Lin, Kao Ming-Ching
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP), familial periodic paralysis (FPP), and sporadic periodic paralysis (SPP) are common causes of hypokalemic periodic paralysis and have similar clinical presentations, thus possibly sharing the identical mutations. METHODS: We analyzed the role of the three known CACNA1S gene mutations (R528H, R1239H, and R1239G) in Chinese patients, including two FPP families, 36...
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