Article
Congenital insensitivity to pain: a novel mutation affecting a U12-type intron causes multiple aberrant splicing of SCN9A.
Pain - 1 Jul 2022
Marchi Margherita, D'Amato Ilaria, Andelic Mirna, Cartelli Daniele, Salvi Erika, Lombardi Raffaella, Gumus Evren, Lauria Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
ABSTRACT: Mutations in the alpha subunit of voltage-gated sodium channel 1.7 (NaV1.7), encoded by SCN9A gene, play an important role in the regulation of nociception and can lead to a wide range of clinical outcomes, ranging from extreme pain syndromes to congenital inability to experience pain....
Topics
- Alternative Splicing
- Humans
- Introns
- Mutation
- NAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
- Pain
- Pain Insensitivity, Congenital
- RNA
