Article
Reduced muscle-fiber conduction but normal slowing after cold exposure in paramyotonia congenita.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Jan 2008
Blijham Paul J, Drost Gea, Stegeman Dick F, Zwarts Machiel J
Abstract excerpt
In this study we investigated a family with paramyotonia (PC) congenita caused by a Gly1306Val mutation in the voltage-gated sodium-channel gene SCN4A. A previous study showed that exposure to cold aggravates the muscle stiffness in patients with this mutation. However, the mechanism behind cold...
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