A Gain-of-Function Mutation in Nav1.6 in a Case of Trigeminal Neuralgia
Abstract Idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a debilitating pain disorder characterized by episodic unilateral facial pain along the territory of branches of the trigeminal nerve. Human pain disorders, but not TN, have been linked to gain-of-function mutations in peripheral voltage-gated sodium...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2016-08-01
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| Series: | Molecular Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.2119/molmed.2016.00131 |