Null mutation in SCN9A in which noxious stimuli can be detected in the absence of pain

Neurology. 2014 Oct 21;83(17):1577-80. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000000913. Epub 2014 Sep 24.

Authors

Juan D Ramirez¹, Abdella M Habib¹, James J Cox¹, Andreas C Themistocleous¹, Stephen B McMahon¹, John N Wood¹, David L H Bennett²

Affiliations

¹ From the University of Oxford (J.D.R., A.C.T., D.L.H.B.); Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research (A.M.H., J.J.C., J.N.W.), University College London; and Wolfson CARD (S.B.M.), King's College London, UK.
² From the University of Oxford (J.D.R., A.C.T., D.L.H.B.); Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research (A.M.H., J.J.C., J.N.W.), University College London; and Wolfson CARD (S.B.M.), King's College London, UK. david.bennett@ndcn.ox.ac.uk.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Genetic Testing
Humans
Male
Mutation / genetics*
NAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel / genetics*
Pain / genetics*

Substances

NAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
SCN9A protein, human

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