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2021 Dec 23


Medicine (Baltimore)


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Next-generation sequencing identified a novel CACNA1A I1379F variant in a familial hemiplegic migraine type 1 pedigree: A case report.

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Abstract

Familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) is a rare, autosomal dominant migraine with aura. CACNA1A encodes the α1A subunit of P/Q-type voltage-gated calcium channels, and its mutations have been associated with a wide spectrum of episodic and chronic neurological disorders, including FHM type 1 (FHM1).