Article
The genetics of malignant hyperthermia.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 1993
Ball S P, Johnson K J
Abstract excerpt
Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility remains the commonest cause of death owing to general anaesthesia. This is despite the availability of presymptomatic testing, admittedly by a highly invasive method, and a recognised treatment for implementation immediately a patient shows signs of developing a crisis. Recently the finding of linkage to markers from chromosome 19q13.1-13.2 and the identification of mutations...
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