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Genetic risk for malignant hyperthermia in non-anesthesia-induced myopathies.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Jan 2000
Vladutiu Georgirene D, Isackson Paul J, Kaufman Kenneth, Harley John B, Cobb Beth, Christopher-Stine Lisa, Wortmann Robert L
Abstract excerpt
Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a pharmacogenetic, autosomal dominantly inherited disorder of skeletal muscle triggered by volatile anesthetics and infrequently by extreme exertion and heat exposure. MH has variable penetrance with an incidence ranging from 1 in 5000 to 1 in 50,000-100,000 anesthesias. Mutations in the ryanodine receptor gene, RYR1, are found in 50-70% of cases. We hypothesized that a portion of...
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