A study supporting possible expression of inward-rectifying potassium channel 2.1 channels in peripheral nerve in a patient with Andersen-Tawil syndrome

Muscle Nerve. 2019 Apr;59(4):E28-E30. doi: 10.1002/mus.26430. Epub 2019 Feb 8.
No abstract available

Keywords: Andersen-Tawil syndrome; Kir2.1 channel; hyperpolarization; nerve excitability measurements; periodic paralysis.

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Intravenous
  • Andersen Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Andersen Syndrome / genetics*
  • Andersen Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Electrodiagnosis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscle Weakness / drug therapy
  • Mutation
  • Paralysis / etiology
  • Paralysis / genetics
  • Peripheral Nerves / metabolism*
  • Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying / biosynthesis
  • Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying / genetics*
  • Potassium Chloride / administration & dosage
  • Potassium Chloride / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • KCNJ2 protein, human
  • Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying
  • Potassium Chloride