An atypical phenotype of hypokalemic periodic paralysis caused by a mutation in the sodium channel gene
Familial hypokalemic periodic paralysis is an autosomal-dominant channelopathy characterized by episodic muscle weakness with hypokalemia. The respiratory and cardiac muscles typically remain unaffected, but we report an atypical case of a family with hypokalemic periodic paralysis in which the affe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Pediatric Society
2010-10-01
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| Series: | Korean Journal of Pediatrics |
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| Online Access: | http://kjp.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjped-53-909.pdf |