Article
Ryanodine receptor gene point mutation and malignant hyperthermia susceptibility.
Journal of neurology - 1 Feb 1995
Moroni I, Gonano E F, Comi G P, Tegazzin V, Prelle A, Bordoni A, Bresolin N, Scarlato G
Abstract excerpt
Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a rare clinical syndrome, triggered in susceptible subjects by a variety of anaesthetic agents and muscle relaxants, and is the commonest cause of death due to general anaesthesia. Previous studies have reported that inherited mutations in the ryanodine receptor (RYR1) gene co-segregated, in some families, with MH susceptibility; lack of linkage between MH and the RYR1 gene in some...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Biopsy
- Calcium Channels
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Male
- Malignant Hyperthermia
