A gain-of-function sodium channel β2-subunit mutation in painful diabetic neuropathy
Alsaloum M, Estacion M, Almomani R, Gerrits MM, Bönhof GJ, Ziegler D, Malik R, Ferdousi M, Lauria G, Merkies IS, Faber CG, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. A gain-of-function sodium channel β2-subunit mutation in painful diabetic neuropathy. Molecular Pain 2019, 15: 1744806919849802. PMID: 31041876, PMCID: PMC6510061, DOI: 10.1177/1744806919849802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsDiabetic NeuropathiesGain of Function MutationGanglia, SpinalHEK293 CellsHumansIon Channel GatingNeuralgiaOpen Reading FramesProtein DomainsTetrodotoxinVoltage-Gated Sodium Channel beta SubunitsConceptsDiabetic peripheral neuropathyPeripheral neuropathyNeuropathic painDiabetic peripheral neuropathy patientsPainful diabetic peripheral neuropathyDorsal root ganglion neuronsPainful diabetic neuropathyPeripheral neuropathy patientsSodium channel β subunitsSpectrum of patientsUse-dependent inhibitionCardiac conducting systemSodium channel α subunitVoltage-gated sodium channelsChannel α-subunitsSCN11A geneDiabetic neuropathyDiabetes mellitusChronic painNeuropathy patientsGanglion neuronsNegative genetic screeningChannel β subunitHealth sequelaeRepetitive stimulation