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A Kir3.4 mutation causes Andersen-Tawil syndrome by an inhibitory effect on Kir2.1.
Neurology - 25 Mar 2014
Kokunai Yosuke, Nakata Tomohiko, Furuta Mitsuru, Sakata Souhei, Kimura Hiromi, Aiba Takeshi, Yoshinaga Masao, Osaki Yusuke, Nakamori Masayuki, Itoh Hideki, Sato Takako, Kubota Tomoya, Kadota Kazushige, Shindo Katsuro, Mochizuki Hideki, Shimizu Wataru, Horie Minoru, Okamura Yasushi, Ohno Kinji, Takahashi Masanori P
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OBJECTIVE: To identify other causative genes for Andersen-Tawil syndrome, which is characterized by a triad of periodic paralysis, cardiac arrhythmia, and dysmorphic features. Andersen-Tawil syndrome is caused in a majority of cases by mutations in KCNJ2, which encodes the Kir2.1 subunit of the i...
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