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A novel SCN9A gene variant identified in a Chinese girl with paroxysmal extreme pain disorder (PEPD): a rare case report.
BMC medical genomics - 15 Jul 2022
Hua Yi, Cui Di, Han Lin, Xu Lu, Mao Shanshan, Yang Cuiwei, Gao Feng, Yuan Zhefeng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Paroxysmal extreme pain disorder (PEPD) is a rare autosomal dominant hereditary disease, characterized by paroxysmal burning pain in the rectum, eyes or mandible and autonomic nervous symptoms, including skin redness and bradycardia. PEPD is a sodium channel dysfunctional disorder caused by SCN9A gene variants. It occurs mainly in Caucasians and only one case has been reported in the Chinese...
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