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Mutations in RYR1 in malignant hyperthermia and central core disease.
Human mutation - 1 Oct 2006
Robinson Rachel, Carpenter Danielle, Shaw Marie-Anne, Halsall Jane, Hopkins Philip
Abstract excerpt
The RYR1 gene encodes the skeletal muscle isoform ryanodine receptor and is fundamental to the process of excitation-contraction coupling and skeletal muscle calcium homeostasis. Mapping to chromosome 19q13.2, the gene comprises 106 exons and encodes a protein of 5,038 amino acids. Mutations in the gene have been found in association with several diseases: the pharmacogenetic disorder, malignant hyperthermia...
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