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Genetic heterogeneity and exclusion of a modifying locus at 2q in a family with autosomal dominant primary erythermalgia.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Jul 2005
Burns T M, Te Morsche R H M, Jansen J B M J, Drenth J P H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Primary erythermalgia is a rare disorder characterized by recurrent attacks of red, warm and painful hands and/or feet. In a previous study we reported localization of a gene for primary erythermalgia to a 7.94-cM region on chromosome 2q. A recent study reported voltage-gated sodium channel gene SCN9a sequence variants in a family and a single individual with primary erythermalgia. OBJECTIVES: To...
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