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Assessment of sodium channel mutations in Makah tribal members of the U.S. Pacific Northwest as a potential mechanism of resistance to paralytic shellfish poisoning.
Harmful algae - 1 Jul 2016
Adams Nicolaus G, Robertson Alison, Grattan Lynn M, Pendleton Steve, Roberts Sparkle, Tracy J Kathleen, Trainer Vera L
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The Makah Tribe of Neah Bay, Washington, has historically relied on the subsistence harvest of coastal seafood, including shellfish, which remains an important cultural and ceremonial resource. Tribal legend describes visitors from other tribes that died from eating shellfish collected on Makah lands. These deaths were believed to be caused by paralytic shellfish poisoning, a human illness caused by ingestion of...
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