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SUBMITTER: Kim H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3254894 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Korean journal of pediatrics 20111130 11
Primary hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HOKPP) is an autosomal dominant disorder manifesting as recurrent periodic flaccid paralysis and concomitant hypokalemia. HOKPP is divided into type 1 and type 2 based on the causative gene. Although 2 different ion channels have been identified as the molecular genetic cause of HOKPP, the clinical manifestations between the 2 groups are similar. We report the cases of 2 patients with HOKPP who both presented with typical clinical manifestations, but with ...[more]