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A recessive Nav1.4 mutation underlies congenital myasthenic syndrome with periodic paralysis.
Neurology - 12 Jan 2016
Habbout Karima, Poulin Hugo, Rivier François, Giuliano Serena, Sternberg Damien, Fontaine Bertrand, Eymard Bruno, Morales Raul Juntas, Echenne Bernard, King Louise, Hanna Michael G, Männikkö Roope, Chahine Mohamed, Nicole Sophie, Bendahhou Said
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the molecular basis of a complex phenotype of congenital muscle weakness observed in an isolated but consanguineous patient. METHODS: The proband was evaluated clinically and neurophysiologically over a period of 15 years. Genetic testing of candidate genes was performed. Functional characterization of the candidate mutation was done in mammalian cell background using whole cell patch...
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