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Ryanodine receptors and their role in genetic diseases (review).
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 Sept 1998
Leeb T, Brenig B
Abstract excerpt
The skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor (RYR1) is a calcium release channel that mediates efflux of calcium ions from the sarcoplasmic reticulum into the myoplasm during excitation-contraction coupling. Mutations in the RYR1 gene have been detected in about 50% of the patients suffering from malignant hyperthermia (MH), but evidence is accumulating that other genetic defects can also lead to MH in humans. MH is a...
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