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Genotype and phenotype analysis of patients with sporadic periodic paralysis.
The American journal of the medical sciences - 1 Apr 2012
Sung Chih-Chien, Cheng Chih-Jen, Lo Yi-Fen, Lin Mei-Shan, Yang Sung-Sen, Hsu Yu-Chuan, Lin Shih-Hua
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Sporadic periodic paralysis (SPP), the second leading cause of hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HPP) in Asia, has a presentation similar to that of familial periodic paralysis (FPP) and is caused by gene mutations in the calcium (Ca(2+)) (CACNA1S) and sodium (Na(+)) (SCN4A) channels of skeletal muscle. The authors determined whether SPP shares similar genotype and phenotype with FPP. METHODS: Sixty...
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