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The I-II loop controls plasma membrane expression and gating of Ca(v)3.2 T-type Ca2+ channels: a paradigm for childhood absence epilepsy mutations.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 10 Jan 2007
Vitko Iuliia, Bidaud Isabelle, Arias Juan Manuel, Mezghrani Alexandre, Lory Philippe, Perez-Reyes Edward
Abstract excerpt
Calcium currents via low-voltage-activated T-type channels mediate burst firing, particularly in thalamic neurons. Considerable evidence supports the hypothesis that overactive T-channels may contribute to thalamocortical dysrhythmia, including absence epilepsy. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in one of the T-channel genes (CACNA1H, which encodes Ca(v)3.2) are associated with childhood absence epilepsy in a...
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