Dominant-inherited hypokalemic periodic paralysis in a large Chinese family

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 277-282

  Yeh, Jiann Horng ^a   Sun, Ming Hui ^b   Chiu, Hou Chang ^a  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KUANG TIEN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chinese family; Familial hypokalemic periodic paralysis; Permanent muscle weakness; Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis early onset

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMINANT INHERITANCE; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; GENES, DOMINANT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARALYSES, FAMILIAL PERIODIC; TAIWAN;

EID: 0033055152     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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