familial periodic paralysis
A group of genetic neurological disorders caused by mutations in genes involved in the sodium and calcium channels in nerve cells. It is characterized by episodes of muscle paralysis in which the affected muscles become flaccid and the deep tendon reflexes disappear. Between the episodes the affected muscles usually work normally.
MONDO:0003939
muscle tissue disorder
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MONDO:0004689
inborn metal metabolism disorder
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MONDO:0016122
periodic paralysis
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MONDO:0100545
hereditary neurological disease
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familial periodic paralyses
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