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Altered fast and slow inactivation of the N440K Nav1.4 mutant in a periodic paralysis syndrome.
Neurology - 4 Sept 2012
Lossin Christoph, Nam Tai-Seung, Shahangian Shahab, Rogawski Michael A, Choi Seok-Yong, Kim Myeong-Kyu, Sunwoo Il-Nam
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To electrophysiologically characterize the Na(v)1.4 mutant N440K found in a Korean family with a syndrome combining symptoms of paramyotonia congenita, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, and potassium-aggravated myotonia. METHODS: We characterized transiently expressed wild-type and mutant Na(v)1.4 using whole-cell voltage-clamp analysis. RESULTS: N440K produced a significant depolarizing shift in the...
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