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Hereditary channelopathies in neurology.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology - 1 Jan 2010
Jurkat-Rott Karin, Lerche Holger, Weber Yvonne, Lehmann-Horn Frank
Abstract excerpt
Ion channelopathies are caused by malfunction or altered regulation of ion channel proteins due to hereditary or acquired protein changes. In neurology, main phenotypes include certain forms of epilepsy, ataxia, migraine, neuropathic pain, myotonia, and muscle weakness including myasthenia and periodic paralyses. The total prevalence of monogenic channelopathies in neurology is about 35:100,000....
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