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A case of familial hemiplegic migraine associated with a novel ATP1A2 gene mutation.
Pediatric neurology - 1 Aug 2012
De Cunto Angela, Bensa Marco, Tonelli Alessandra
Abstract excerpt
Hemiplegic migraine constitutes an unusual form, characterized by periodic attacks of migraine with a motor component (hemiplegia). Familial forms are dominantly inherited, and are attributable to mutations in genes encoding proteins involved in ion transportation, including ATP1A2, which codes for the α-2 isoform of the sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase, a P-type cation transport adenosine...
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