Hypokalemic periodic paralysis and mutations in the CACNL1A3 gene: Case study in a Japanese family
Taizo Wada, Akihiro Yachie,
Shuhei Fujita, Kenkichi Takei, Ryo Sumita, Tsuyoshi Ichihara, Shoichi Koizumi,
Akihiro Yachie
Department of Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTaizo Wada, Akihiro Yachie,
Shuhei Fujita, Kenkichi Takei, Ryo Sumita, Tsuyoshi Ichihara, Shoichi Koizumi,
Akihiro Yachie
Department of Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan
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CorrespondenceTaizo Wada, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa 920-8641, Japan. Email:
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