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Hypokalaemic periodic paralysis due to the CACNA1S R1239H mutation in a large African family.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 May 2007
Houinato Dismand, Laleye Anatole, Adjien Constant, Adjagba Marius, Sternberg Damien, Hilbert Pascale, Vallat Jean-Michel, Darboux Raphaël Barthélémy, Funalot Benoît, Avode Dossou Gilbert
Abstract excerpt
Hypokalaemic periodic paralysis (HypoKPP) is a skeletal muscle channelopathy caused by mutations in calcium (CACNA1S) and sodium (SCN4A) channel subunits. A small number of causative mutations have been found in European and Asian patients, but not in African patients yet. We have identified a la...
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