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Using exome data to identify malignant hyperthermia susceptibility mutations.
Anesthesiology - 1 Nov 2013
Gonsalves Stephen G, Ng David, Johnston Jennifer J, Teer Jamie K, Stenson Peter D, Cooper David N, Mullikin James C, Biesecker Leslie G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility (MHS) is a life-threatening, inherited disorder of muscle calcium metabolism, triggered by anesthetics and depolarizing muscle relaxants. An unselected cohort was screened for MHS mutations using exome sequencing. The aim of this study was to pilot a strategy for the RYR1 and CACNA1S genes. METHODS: Exome sequencing was performed on 870 volunteers not ascertained...
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