Malignant hyperthermia and associated disorders.

doi:10.1097/00002281-199305060-00005

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Malignant hyperthermia and associated disorders.

Current opinion in rheumatology - 1 Nov 1993

Allen G C

Abstract excerpt

Malignant hyperthermia is a pharmacogenetic disorder of skeletal muscle that may cause a life-threatening reaction during administration of general anesthesia. It is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern and, at least in some families, is caused by a mutation in the ryanodine receptor-calciu...

Topics

Calcium
Humans
Malignant Hyperthermia
Masseter Muscle
Muscles
Mutation
Neuromuscular Diseases
Spasm

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