Mutations at opposite ends of the DIII/S4-S5 linker of sodium channel Na<sub>V</sub>1.7 produce distinct pain disorders

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Two groups of gain-of-function mutations in sodium channel Na<sub>V</sub>1.7, which are expressed in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons, produce two clinically-distinct pain syndromes - inherited erythromelalgia (IEM) and...

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Main Authors: Tyrrell Lynda, Dib-Hajj Sulayman D, Cheng Xiaoyang, Wright Dowain A, Fischer Tanya Z, Waxman Stephen G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-04-01
Series:Molecular Pain
Online Access:http://www.molecularpain.com/content/6/1/24