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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurol Clin. 2014 Aug;32(3):569–vii. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2014.04.008

BOX 20. CHANNELOPATHIES AND RELATED DISORDERS.

DISORDER CLINICAL FEATURES PATTERN OF INHERITANCE CHROMOSOME GENE

Chloride Channelopathies Myotonia Autosomal dominant 7q35 CLC-1
 Myotonia Congenita
  Thomsen’s disease Myotonia Autosomal dominant 7q35 CLC-1
  Becker type Myotonia + weakness Autosomal recessive

Sodium Channelopathies Paramyotonia Autosomal dominant 17q13.1-13.3 SCNA4A
 Paramyotonia Congenita

 Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis Periodic paralysis and myotonia and paramyotonia Autosomal dominant 17q13.1-13.3 SCNA4A

Potassium-Aggravated Myotonias
 Myotonia fluctuans Myotonia Autosomal dominant 17q13.1-13.3 SCNA4A
 Myotonia permanens Myotonia Autosomal dominant 17q13.1-13.3 SCNA4A
 Acetazolamide-responsive Myotonia Autosomal dominant 17q13.1-13.3 SCNA4A

Calcium Channelopathies Periodic paralysis Autosomal dominant 1a31-32 Dihydropyridate receptor
 Hypokalemic periodic paralysis

Schwartz-Jampel Syndrome (Chondrodystrophic Myotonia) Myotonia; dysmorphic Autosomal recessive 1p34.1-36.1 Perlecan

Rippling Muscle Disease Muscle mounding/stiffness Autosomal dominant 1q41
3p25
Unknown Caveolin-3

Anderson-Tawil Syndrome Periodic paralysis, cardiac arrhythmia, dysmorphic Autosomal dominant 17q23 KCMJ2-Kir 2.1

Brody’s Disease Delayed relaxation, no myotonia Autosomal recessive 16p12 Calcium-ATPase

Malignant Hyperthermia Anesthetic induced delayed relaxation Autosomal dominant 19q13.1 Ryanodine receptor