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p.L1612P, a novel voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.7 mutation inducing a cold sensitive paroxysmal extreme pain disorder.
Anesthesiology - 1 Feb 2015
Suter Marc R, Bhuiyan Zahurul A, Laedermann Cédric J, Kuntzer Thierry, Schaller Muriel, Stauffacher Maurice W, Roulet Eliane, Abriel Hugues, Decosterd Isabelle, Wider Christian
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BACKGROUND: Mutations in the SCN9A gene cause chronic pain and pain insensitivity syndromes. We aimed to study clinical, genetic, and electrophysiological features of paroxysmal extreme pain disorder (PEPD) caused by a novel SCN9A mutation. METHODS: Description of a 4-generation family suffering from PEPD with clinical, genetic and electrophysiological studies including patch clamp experiments assessing response...
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