Sporadic onset of erythermalgia: A gain‐of‐function mutation in Nav1.7
Han C, Rush AM, Dib‐Hajj S, Li S, Xu Z, Wang Y, Tyrrell L, Wang X, Yang Y, Waxman SG. Sporadic onset of erythermalgia: A gain‐of‐function mutation in Nav1.7. Annals Of Neurology 2006, 59: 553-558. PMID: 16392115, DOI: 10.1002/ana.20776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAmino Acid SequenceCell LineChinaDNA Mutational AnalysisDose-Response Relationship, RadiationElectric StimulationErythromelalgiaExonsFamily HealthHumansLeucineMaleMembrane PotentialsModels, MolecularMutationNAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhenylalanineSodium ChannelsTransfectionConceptsSporadic casesPeripheral sensory neuronsWhole-cell patch-clamp analysisAsymptomatic family membersPatch-clamp analysisAutosomal dominant disorderMild thermal stimuliSporadic onsetSensory neuronsErythermalgiaAsymptomatic fatherSmall depolarizationSodium channelsFounder mutationDominant disorderClamp analysisChannel activationThermal stimuliPatientsFunction mutationsFamily membersMultigeneration familySingle amino acid substitutionAmino acid substitutionsChinese family