Pathomechanisms of a CLCN1 Mutation Found in a Russian Family Suffering From Becker's Myotonia
Objective: Myotonia congenita (MC) is a rare muscle disease characterized by sarcolemma over-excitability inducing skeletal muscle stiffness. It can be inherited either as an autosomal dominant (Thomsen's disease) or an autosomal recessive (Becker's disease) trait. Both types are caused by...
Main Authors: | Concetta Altamura, Evgeniya A. Ivanova, Paola Imbrici, Elena Conte, Giulia Maria Camerino, Elena L. Dadali, Alexander V. Polyakov, Sergei Aleksandrovich Kurbatov, Francesco Girolamo, Maria Rosaria Carratù, Jean-François Desaphy |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neurology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2020.01019/full |
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