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Sudden death due to malignant hyperthermia with a mutation of RYR1: autopsy, morphology and genetic analysis.
Forensic science, medicine, and pathology - 1 Dec 2017
Li Wenhe, Zhang Lin, Liang Yue, Tong Fang, Zhou Yiwu
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Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by abnormal calcium homeostasis in skeletal muscles in response to triggering agents. Autopsy, morphology, and genetic analysis were performed on a 19-year-old man who died rapidly after exposure to sevoflurane during maxillofacial surgery. Muscle spasm around the operation area and limb rigidity occurred and renal tubules full of...
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