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K504

Feline hypokalaemic periodic paralysis or Burmese hypokalaemic periodic polymyopathy (BHP) associated with a mutation in the WNK4 gene, causing a subnormal serum potassium ion concentration and related clinical symptoms.

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Specifications

Breeds

Gene

Organ

specimen

Swab, Blood EDTA, Blood Heparin, Semen, Tissue

Mode of Inheritance

Chromosome

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General information

Feline hypokalaemic periodic paralysis or Burmese hypokalaemic periodic polymyopathy (BHP) associated with a mutation in the WNK4 gene, causing a subnormal serum potassium ion concentration and related clinical symptoms.

Clinical features

Generalized or sometimes localized skeletal muscle weakness, frequently episodic in nature.

Additional information

The exact mechanism causing hypokalemia has not been determined but it is suggested that the mechanism may involve a potassium-losing nephropathy.

References

Pubmed ID: 23285264

Omia ID: 1759

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