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Paroxysmal extreme pain disorder

Inheritance patterns and prenatal diagnosis

Inheritance patterns
Autosomal dominant. Mutations in the sodium channel gene SCN9A cause paroxysmal extreme pain disorder in several families

Prenatal diagnosis
In a particular family where the mutation is known it is possible to offer prenatal diagnosis.

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Medical text written November 2002 by Dr C Fertleman. Last updated February 2007 by Dr C Fertleman, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Royal Free and University College London Medical School, London, UK.

 

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