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Comment
. 2019 Feb 4;151(2):96.
doi: 10.1085/jgp.201812316. Epub 2019 Jan 9.

Investigating an epileptogenic mutation

Caitlin Sedwick
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Investigating an epileptogenic mutation

Caitlin Sedwick. J Gen Physiol. .

Abstract

JGP study examines how a mutation in KCNQ3 affects channel behavior.

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Rene Barro-Soria shows that the R230C mutation in KCNQ3 (solid lines in graph) shifts channel closing to extreme negative membrane potentials. Photo courtesy of the author.
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