Clinical, electrophysiologic, and genetic study of non-dystrophic myotonia in French-Canadians

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 330-334

  Dupré, Nicolas ^a,b   Chrestian, Nicolas ^a   Bouchard, Jean Pierre ^a   Rossignol, Elsa ^b   Brunet, Denis ^a   Sternberg, Damien ^c   Brais, Bernard ^b   Mathieu, Jean ^d   Puymirat, Jack ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^d Clinique des Maladies Neuromusculaires   (Canada)

Author keywords

CLCN1; Electrophysiology; Myotonia congenita; SCN4A

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE PROTEIN; PROTEIN CLCN1; PROTEIN SCN4A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MALE; MYOTONIA; NERVE STIMULATION; PAIN; PERCUSSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHLORIDE CHANNELS; COLD TEMPERATURE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUTATION; MYOTONIA; QUEBEC; SODIUM CHANNELS; TONGUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349266304     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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