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NALCN channelopathies: Distinguishing gain-of-function and loss-of-function mutations.
Neurology - 13 Sept 2016
Bend Eric G, Si Yue, Stevenson David A, Bayrak-Toydemir Pinar, Newcomb Tara M, Jorgensen Erik M, Swoboda Kathryn J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To perform genotype-phenotype analysis in an infant with congenital arthrogryposis due to a de novo missense mutation in the NALCN ion channel and explore the mechanism of pathogenicity using a Caenorhabditis elegans model. METHODS: We performed whole-exome sequencing in a preterm neonate with congenital arthrogryposis and a severe life-threatening clinical course. We examined the mechanism of...
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