A novel gain-of-function Nav1.7 mutation in a carbamazepine-responsive patient with adult-onset painful peripheral neuropathy
Adi T, Estacion M, Schulman BR, Vernino S, Dib-Hajj S, Waxman S. A novel gain-of-function Nav1.7 mutation in a carbamazepine-responsive patient with adult-onset painful peripheral neuropathy. Molecular Pain 2018, 14: 1744806918815007. PMID: 30392441, PMCID: PMC6856981, DOI: 10.1177/1744806918815007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarbamazepineGain of Function MutationGanglia, SpinalHumansMembrane PotentialsMiddle AgedMutationNAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNeuralgiaNeuronsPainPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesConceptsPainful peripheral neuropathyDorsal root gangliaPeripheral neuropathyUse-dependent inhibitionDRG neuronsPain disordersM variantFunction Nav1.7 mutationsMulti-electrode array recordingsSympathetic ganglion neuronsCommon pain disordersVoltage-clamp recordingsVoltage-gated sodium channel NaRare MendelianNav1.7 mutationGanglion neuronsSodium channel NaTrigeminal ganglionRoot gangliaNeonatal ratsPatientsNeuropathyMutant channelsFunction variantsNeurons