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Two novel SCN9A mutations causing insensitivity to pain.
Pain - 1 May 2009
Nilsen K B, Nicholas A K, Woods C G, Mellgren S I, Nebuchennykh M, Aasly J
Abstract excerpt
The sensation of pain is important and there may be serious consequences if it is missing. Recently, the genetic basis for a channelopathy characterised by a congenital inability to experience pain has been described and channelopathy-associated insensitivity to pain has been proposed as a suitable name for this condition. Different mutations in the SCN9A gene causing loss of function of the voltage-gated sodium...
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