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Novel CACNA1S mutation causes autosomal dominant hypokalemic periodic paralysis in a South American family.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Nov 2009
Ke Tie, Gomez Cladelis Rubio, Mateus Heidi Eliana, Castano Juan Andres, Wang Qing Kenneth
Abstract excerpt
Hypokalaemic periodic paralysis (HypoPP) is an autosomal dominant disorder, which is characterized by periodic attacks of muscle weakness associated with a decrease in the serum potassium level. A major disease-causing gene for HypoPP has been identified as CACNA1S, which encodes the skeletal muscle calcium channel alpha-subunit with four transmembrane domains (I-IV), each with six transmembrane segments (S1-S6)....
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