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Mutation screening in Chinese hypokalemic periodic paralysis patients.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Apr 2006
Wang Weiqing, Jiang Lei, Ye Lei, Zhu Na, Su Tingwei, Guan Liqing, Li Xiaoying, Ning Guang
Abstract excerpt
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP), familial periodic paralysis (FPP), and sporadic periodic paralysis (SPP) are the most common causes of hypokalemic periodic paralysis (hypoKPP). The patients present with similar clinical features characterized by episodic attacks of muscle weakness and a decrease in blood potassium. Mutations in the gene encoding the voltage-sensor coding regions of the skeletal muscle sodium...
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