A novel Nav1.7 mutation producing carbamazepine‐responsive erythromelalgia
Fischer TZ, Gilmore ES, Estacion M, Eastman E, Taylor S, Melanson M, Dib‐Hajj S, Waxman SG. A novel Nav1.7 mutation producing carbamazepine‐responsive erythromelalgia. Annals Of Neurology 2009, 65: 733-741. PMID: 19557861, PMCID: PMC4103031, DOI: 10.1002/ana.21678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSteady-state inactivationDorsal root ganglion neuron hyperexcitabilityWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsRamp currentsHuman therapeutic rangeWhole-cell patch-clamp studiesPatch-clamp recordingsPatch-clamp studiesErythromelalgia mutationV400MNeuron hyperexcitabilityNeuropathic painM cell lineNav1.7 mutationPainful disordersSympathetic neuronsTherapeutic rangeBlood samplesAnimal studiesNormalizing effectPharmacological studiesErythromelalgiaPainSodium channelsCarbamazepine