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Sodium channel slow inactivation interferes with open channel block.
Scientific reports - 13 May 2016
Hampl Martin, Eberhardt Esther, O'Reilly Andrias O, Lampert Angelika
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.7 are linked to inherited pain syndromes such as erythromelalgia (IEM) and paroxysmal extreme pain disorder (PEPD). PEPD mutations impair Nav1.7 fast inactivation and increase persistent currents. PEPD mutations also increase resurgent currents, which involve the voltage-dependent release of an open channel blocker. In contrast, IEM mutations, whenever tested,...
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