Familial hyperkalemic periodic paralysis caused by a mutation in the sodium channel gene
Familial hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HYPP) is an autosomaldominant channelopathy characterized by transient and recurrent episodes of paralysis with concomitant hyperkalemia. Mutations in the skeletal muscle voltage-gated sodium channel gene SCN4A have been reported to be responsible for this d...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Pediatric Society
2011-11-01
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| Series: | Korean Journal of Pediatrics |
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| Online Access: | http://kjp.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjped-54-470.pdf |