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Gain of function in the immune system caused by a ryanodine receptor 1 mutation.
Journal of cell science - 1 Aug 2013
Vukcevic Mirko, Zorzato Francesco, Keck Simone, Tsakiris Dimitrios A, Keiser Jennifer, Maizels Rick M, Treves Susan
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in RYR1, the gene encoding ryanodine receptor 1, are linked to a variety of neuromuscular disorders including malignant hyperthermia (MH), a pharmacogenetic hypermetabolic disease caused by dysregulation of Ca(2+) in skeletal muscle. RYR1 encodes a Ca(2+) channel that is predominantly e...
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