Hereditary nondystrophic myotonias and periodic paralyses.

doi:10.1097/00019052-199510000-00014

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Hereditary nondystrophic myotonias and periodic paralyses.

Current opinion in neurology - 1 Oct 1995

Lehmann-Horn F, Rüdel R

Abstract excerpt

The hereditary disorders of muscle excitability are now recognized to be caused by defects in the genes encoding muscle ion channels. This led to a new classification of this disease group. The pathophysiology of these disorders has been elucidated on the molecular level to an extent that exceeds...

Topics

Humans
Hyperkalemia
Ion Channels
Models, Genetic
Mutation
Myotonia
Paralyses, Familial Periodic

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