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Mutation analysis of CACNA1A and ATP1A2 genes in Brazilian FHM families.
Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria - 1 Sept 2006
Lopes Luciana R, Peres Mario Fernando Prieto, Vanmolkot Kaate R J, Tobo Patrícia R, Zukerman Eliova, Frants Rune R, van den Maagdenberg Arn M J M, Moreira-Filho Carlos Alberto
Abstract excerpt
Familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) is a rare autosomal dominant form of migraine with aura. This disease has been associated with missense mutations in the CACNA1A and ATP1A2 genes. The aim of this study was to identify whether CACNA1A and ATP1A2 are or not related to Brazilian FHM. Here we screened four Brazilian FHM families (total of 26 individuals--13 affected and 13 asymptomatic or normal) for mutations in...
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