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Results 1 - 3 of 3 for Familial hyperkalemia periodic paralysis
  1. Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis 
    ... The medical name for high potassium level is hyperkalemia . HyperPP is one of a group of genetic disorders that includes hypokalemic periodic paralysis and thyrotoxic periodic paralysis .
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000316.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis 
    ... An expanding view for the molecular basis of familial periodic paralysis. Neuromuscul Disord. 2002 Aug;12(6):533-43. ... Genotype-phenotype correlation and therapeutic rationale in hyperkalemic periodic ... muscle weakness: the familial periodic paralyses. J Neurol. 2006 Nov;253(11): ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../hyperkalemic-periodic-paralysis - Genetics
  3. SCN4A gene 
    ... SCN4A gene have been found to cause hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, a condition that causes episodes of extreme muscle weakness that are often associated with high levels of potassium in the blood (hyperkalemia). The variants change single building blocks (amino acids) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/scn4a - Genetics