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. 2010 Jun 10;66(5):622-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2010.05.029.

Channelopathic pain: a growing but still small list of model disorders

Stephen G Waxman  1
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Channelopathic pain: a growing but still small list of model disorders

Stephen G Waxman. Neuron. .
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Abstract

In this issue of Neuron, Kremeyer et al. describe a gain-of-function mutation of TRPA1 that produces a painful disorder, familial episodic pain syndrome. This discovery enlarges the list of ion channels that, when mutated, produce pain. The growing universe of "channelopathic pain" presents some interesting overarching concepts and questions.

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  • A gain-of-function mutation in TRPA1 causes familial episodic pain syndrome.
    Kremeyer B, Lopera F, Cox JJ, Momin A, Rugiero F, Marsh S, Woods CG, Jones NG, Paterson KJ, Fricker FR, Villegas A, Acosta N, Pineda-Trujillo NG, Ramírez JD, Zea J, Burley MW, Bedoya G, Bennett DL, Wood JN, Ruiz-Linares A. Kremeyer B, et al. Neuron. 2010 Jun 10;66(5):671-80. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2010.04.030. Neuron. 2010. PMID: 20547126 Free PMC article.

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