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A calcium channel mutant mouse model of hypokalemic periodic paralysis.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Dec 2012
Wu Fenfen, Mi Wentao, Hernández-Ochoa Erick O, Burns Dennis K, Fu Yu, Gray Hillery F, Struyk Arie F, Schneider Martin F, Cannon Stephen C
Abstract excerpt
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HypoPP) is a familial skeletal muscle disorder that presents with recurrent episodes of severe weakness lasting hours to days associated with reduced serum potassium (K+). HypoPP is genetically heterogeneous, with missense mutations of a calcium channel (Ca(V)1.1) or a sodium channel (Na(V)1.4) accounting for 60% and 20% of cases, respectively. The mechanistic link between Ca(V)1.1...
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