Population
Patients with malignant hyperthermia (MH) and central core disease (CCD)
Design
Review
Authors
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Informs MH genetic testing panels; extends RYR1 mutation spectrum but leaves validation of causality open.
RYR1 mutations account for susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia in over 50% of cases and the majority of central core disease cases by altering calcium channel kinetics.
McCarthy et al. (2000) studied this question.
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