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In vitro analysis of splice site mutations in the CLCN1 gene using the minigene assay.
Molecular biology reports - 1 May 2014
Ulzi Gianna, Sansone Valeria A, Magri Francesca, Corti Stefania, Bresolin Nereo, Comi Giacomo P, Lucchiari Sabrina
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the chloride channel gene CLCN1 cause the allelic disorders Thomsen (dominant) and Becker (recessive) myotonia congenita (MC). The encoded protein, ClC-1, is the primary channel that mediates chloride (Cl-) conductance in skeletal muscle. Mutations in CLCN1 lower the channel's threshold voltage, leading to spontaneous action potentials that are not coupled to neuromuscular transmission and resulting...
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