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High cortical spreading depression susceptibility and migraine-associated symptoms in Ca(v)2.1 S218L mice.
Annals of neurology - 1 Jan 2010
van den Maagdenberg Arn M J M, Pizzorusso Tommaso, Kaja Simon, Terpolilli Nicole, Shapovalova Maryna, Hoebeek Freek E, Barrett Curtis F, Gherardini Lisa, van de Ven Rob C G, Todorov Boyan, Broos Ludo A M, Tottene Angelita, Gao Zhenyu, Fodor Mariann, De Zeeuw Chris I, Frants Rune R, Plesnila Nikolaus, Plomp Jaap J, Pietrobon Daniela, Ferrari Michel D
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OBJECTIVE: The CACNA1A gene encodes the pore-forming subunit of neuronal Ca(V)2.1 Ca2+ channels. In patients, the S218L CACNA1A mutation causes a dramatic hemiplegic migraine syndrome that is associated with ataxia, seizures, and severe, sometimes fatal, brain edema often triggered by only a mild...
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