Characterization of a familial case with primary erythromelalgia from Taiwan

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 254, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 210-214

  Lee, Ming Jen ^a   Yu, Hsin Su ^a   Hsieh, Sung Tsang ^a,b   Stephenson, Dennis A ^c   Lu, Chien Jung ^a   Yang, Chih Chao ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erythromelalgia; Nav1.7; SCN9A; Skin biopsy

Indexed keywords

ISOLEUCINE; VALINE; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 2; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROMELALGIA; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; STAINING; TAIWAN;

EID: 33847666143     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-0328-3     Document Type: Article

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