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A novel mutation in the SCN9A gene associated with congenital insensitivity to pain, anhidrosis, and mild cognitive impairment.
Pediatric dermatology - 1 Jan 2000
Romagnuolo Maurizio, Moltrasio Chiara, Cavalli Riccardo, Brena Michela, Tadini Gianluca
Abstract excerpt
Congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP) is a rare phenotype characterized by the inability to perceive pain stimuli with subsequent self-injuries, whereas CIP associated with anhidrosis (CIPA) is an overlapping phenotype mainly characterized by insensitivity to noxious stimuli and anhidrosis. CIP is primarily associated with pathogenetic variants in the SCN9A gene while CIPA is associated with pathogenetic...
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