| Literature DB >> 28012096 |
Jihane N Benhammou1,2, Jennifer Phan1,2, Hane Lee1,2, Kevin Ghassemi1,2, William Parsons1,2, Wayne W Grody1,2, Joseph R Pisegna3,4.
Abstract
The voltage gated sodium channel SCN4A mutations account for non-dystrophic myotonia and include a heterogeneous group of conditions that include hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, paramyotonica congenita, potassium-aggravated myotonia, and hypokalemic periodic paralysis type 2. This case report proposes that a rare variant p.Pro1629Leu in SCN4A can cause a skeletal muscle deficit with intermittent dysphagia.Entities:
Keywords: Dysphagia; Myotonia; SCN4A
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Year: 2016 PMID: 28012096 PMCID: PMC5346050 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-016-0878-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Mol Neurosci ISSN: 0895-8696 Impact factor: 3.444