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Ranolazine selectively blocks persistent current evoked by epilepsy-associated Naν1.1 mutations.
British journal of pharmacology - 1 Nov 2010
Kahlig Kristopher M, Lepist Irene, Leung Kwan, Rajamani Sridharan, George Alfred L
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Mutations of SCN1A, the gene encoding the pore-forming subunit of the voltage-gated sodium channel Na(V) 1.1, have been associated with a spectrum of genetic epilepsies and a familial form of migraine. Several mutant Na(V) 1.1 channels exhibit increased persistent current due to incomplete inactivation and this biophysical defect may contribute to altered neuronal excitability in these...
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