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Tijdschr Diergeneeskd
; 120(2): 46-7, 1995 Jan 15.
Article
in Dutch
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7839340
ABSTRACT
Hyperkalaemic periodic paralysis is a genetic disease that affects the American Quarter Horse population and is caused by a mutation. As a result of this mutation in a gene which codes for the sodium channel in muscle cells, severe muscle weakness can appear. Reliable DNA-tests can establish whether a horse is homozygous negative, heterozygous, or homozygous positive for this mutation. Therapy and prevention are discussed.