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[Telephone enquiries on the topic of malignant hyperthermia: Evaluation of the content and subsequent diagnostic results at the MH Center Leipzig].
Der Anaesthesist - 1 Jan 2016
Petersen B, Busch T, Meinecke C-D, Börge B, Kluba K, Kaisers U X, Rüffert H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is an autosomal dominant metabolic myopathy. The in vitro contracture test (IVCT) is still considered to be the gold standard for diagnosing a disposition for MH. However, advances in genetic testing for MH disposition have supplemented or even replaced the invasive procedure of the IVCT. Information about MH can be obtained by either contacting the hotline for MH as a...
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