Article
Novel susceptibility gene for nonfamilial hypokalemic periodic paralysis.
Neurology - 29 Mar 2016
Song I-Wen, Sung Chih-Chien, Chen Chien-Hsiun, Cheng Chih-Jen, Yang Sung-Sen, Chou Yi-Chun, Yang Jenn-Hwai, Chen Yuan-Tsong, Wu Jer-Yuarn, Lin Shih-Hua
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To identify susceptibility genes to nonfamilial hypokalemic periodic paralysis (hypoKPP) consisting of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) and sporadic periodic paralysis (SPP) and explore the potential pathogenic mechanisms. METHODS: We enrolled patients with nonfamilial hypoKPP not carrying mutations in CACNA1S, SCN4A, KCNJ18, or KCNJ2 and conducted genome-wide association analyses comparing 77...
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