De novo variant in SCN4A causes neonatal sodium channel myotonia with general muscle stiffness and respiratory failure.
Muscle stiffness
Myotonia
Respiratory failure
SCN4A
Journal
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD
ISSN: 1873-2364
Titre abrégé: Neuromuscul Disord
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9111470
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
11 2019
11 2019
Historique:
received:
20
03
2019
revised:
16
06
2019
accepted:
02
09
2019
pubmed:
17
11
2019
medline:
1
9
2020
entrez:
17
11
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Variants of the skeletal muscle sodium channel gene SCN4A are associated with different neuromuscular disorders including sodium channel myotonia. Here, we report an infant with a de novo variant in SCN4A presenting with neonatal onset of severe muscle stiffness with involvement of facial and eyelid muscles, and life-threatening events with respiratory failure due to severe apnoea and thorax rigidity. The boy dramatically improved in both respiratory and motor function under carbamazepine therapy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31732390
pii: S0960-8966(19)31108-3
doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2019.09.001
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
NAV1.4 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
0
SCN4A protein, human
0
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
907-909Informations de copyright
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