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Neuropathy-associated Nav1.7 variant I228M impairs integrity of dorsal root ganglion neuron axons.
Annals of neurology - 1 Jan 2013
Persson Anna-Karin, Liu Shujun, Faber Catharina G, Merkies Ingemar S J, Black Joel A, Waxman Stephen G
Abstract excerpt
Small-fiber neuropathy (SFN) is characterized by injury to small-diameter peripheral nerve axons and intraepidermal nerve fibers (IENF). Although mechanisms underlying loss of IENF in SFN are poorly understood, available data suggest that it results from axonal degeneration and reduced regenerative capacity. Gain-of-function variants in sodium channel Na(V)1.7 that increase firing frequency and spontaneous firing...
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