- Case Report
- An Arg1239His mutation of the CACNL1A3 gene in a Korean family
with hypokalemic periodic paralysis
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Chae Young Yeo, Young Ok Kim, Myeong Kyu Kim, Ji Youn Kim, Young Kuk Cho, Chan Jong Kim, Young Jong Woo
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2008;51(7):771-774. Published online July 15, 2008
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Familial hypokalemic periodic paralysis (hypoPP) is a rare inherited channelopathy that often presents with episodic weakness accompanied by hypokalemia. Thus far, mutations in the gene encoding two ion channels (CACNL1A3, L-type calcium channel alpha-1 subunit and SCN4A, a sodium channel type IV alpha subunit) have been identified. Several cases of familial hypoPP in children have been reported in Koreans, but... |
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