Channelopathies
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| MeSH | D053447 |
Channelopathies are diseases caused by disturbed function of ion channel subunits or the proteins that regulate them.[1] These diseases may be either congenital (often resulting from a mutation or mutations in the encoding genes) or acquired[2] (often resulting from autoimmune attack on an ion channel).
There are a large number of distinct dysfunctions known to be caused by ion channel mutations. The genes for the construction of ion channels are highly conserved amongst mammals and one condition, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, was first identified in the descendants of Impressive, a registered Quarter Horse (see AQHA website).
The channelopathies of human skeletal muscle include hyper-, hypo- and normokalemic (high, low and normal potassium blood concentrations) periodic paralysis, myotonia congenita and paramyotonia congenita.
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- ↑ Robert S. Kass (2005). The channelopathies: novel insights into molecular and genetic mechanisms of human disease. Journal of Clinical Investigation 115 (8): 1986–9.
- ↑ Sid Gilman (2007). Neurobiology of disease, 319–, Academic Press. URL accessed 22 November 2010.
- ↑ Hunter JV, Moss AJ (January 2009). Seizures and arrhythmias: Differing phenotypes of a common channelopathy?. Neurology 72 (3): 208–9.
- ↑ Mulley JC, Scheffer IE, Petrou S, Berkovic SF (April 2003). Channelopathies as a genetic cause of epilepsy. Current Opinion in Neurology 16 (2): 171–6.
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VIDEO Channel Surfing in Pediatrics by Carl E. Stafstrom, M.D., at the UW-Madison Health Sciences Learning Center.
- The Channelopathy Foundation - Foundation for Ion Channel diseases
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network
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