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Mutations linked to familial hypokalaemic periodic paralysis in the calcium channel α1 subunit gene (Cav1·1) are not associated with thyrotoxic hypokalaemic periodic paralysis

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Dias da Silva, Magnus R., Cerutti, Janete M., Tengan, Célia H., Furuzawa, Gilberto K., Vieira, Teresa C. A., Gabbai, Alberto A., Maciel, Rui M. B.·2002·Clinical Endocrinology

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Summary: objective To investigate whether patients with thyrotoxic hypokalaemic periodic paralysis (THPP) have the same molecular defect in the calcium channel gene described in familial hypokalaemic periodic paralysis (FHPP), as the symptoms of both diseases are comparable, we analysed, in patients with THPP, the presence of mutations R528H, R1239H and R1239G on the S 4 voltage‐sensing transmembrane segment of the α1 subunit of the calcium channel gene (Cav1·1). design and patients Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood from 14 patients with THPP, 13 sporadic cases and one with a family history. An FHPP family was selected as a positive control. The exons bearing the described mutations were amplified by PCR, screened by single‐strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP), and further sequenced. measurements THPP was diagnosed both clinically and through laboratory tests, all patients having elevated levels of thyroid hormones (T4, T3 or free T4), suppressed TSH and plasma potassium below 3·5 mmol/l. results No evidence of the described mutations was found in patients with THPP. Furthermore, we did not detect any mutations in any of the four full S 4 voltage‐sensing transmembrane segments of Cav1·1 (DIS 4, DIIS 4, DIIIS 4 and DIVS 4) by direct sequencing. However, close to the R528H mutation, we identified two single nucleotide polymorphisms at nucleotides 1551 and 1564 in both familial and sporadic cases with THPP. In addition, we were able to detect the R528H mutation in the DIIS 4 transmembrane segment in all members of the FHPP family. conclusion Mutations linked to familial hypokalaemic periodic paralysis in the calcium channel α1 subunit gene (Cav1·1) are not associated with thyrotoxic hypokalaemic periodic paralysis. However, polymorphisms in nucleotides 1551 and 1564 in the exon 11 were found in patients with familial hypokalaemic periodic paralysis and thyrotoxic hypokalaemic periodic paralysis in higher frequency than in controls. The polymorphisms identified within the Cav1·1 gene are associated with thyrotoxic hypokalaemic periodic paralysis and represent a novel finding.

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  • A mutation in the CACNA1S gene has been identified in patients with THPP from Brazil and southern China.

    “A mutation in the Cav1.1 (CACNA1S) gene has also been identified in patients with THPP from Brazil [20] and southern China [21].”

    From Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis: Pathophysiological Mechanisms (2025) · cites this paper as [20]

    The Brazil citation is attached to the claim that a CACNA1S mutation was identified in patients with THPP. The Mutation analysis section says none of the THPP samples had the R528H, R1239H, or R1239G mutations; the Discussion places the R528H finding in a Brazilian family with familial, not thyrotoxic, hypokalaemic periodic paralysis. The separate southern China citation is not judged here. (LLM, conf=0.91)

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  • CACNA1S mutations promote an excessive intracellular shift of potassium during hyperthyroidism, leading to hypokalemia, which reduces muscle membrane excitability and produces muscle weakness and paralysis.

    “CACNA1S mutations have been linked to ion channel dysfunction that promotes an excessive intracellular shift of potassium during periods of hyperthyroidism, eventually leading to hypokalemia. This hypokalemia reduces muscle membrane excitability, similarly producing muscle weakness and paralysis.”

    From Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis: Pathophysiological Mechanisms (2025) · cites this paper as [20]

    The Mutation analysis section reports that none of the patients with thyrotoxic hypokalaemic periodic paralysis carried the tested Caᵥ1.1 mutations; the Discussion likewise says those mutations were absent in these patients. The Discussion does describe potassium influx into cells and impaired muscle excitability during attacks, but it does not attribute that process to CACNA1S mutations in hyperthyroidism. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  1. Gallagher, E.J. (1999) Is thyrotoxic periodic paralysis a channelopathy? Journal of Emergency Medicine, 17, 123 -127.

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Authors
Dias da Silva, M. R., Cerutti, J. M., Tengan, C. H., Furuzawa, G. K., Vieira, T. C. A., Gabbai, A. A., & Maciel, R. M. B.
Affiliations
  • Pediatrics and Genetics (US)
  • Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Corresponding author
Maciel, Rui M. B.
Venue
Clinical Endocrinology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2002-03
Volume
56
Issue
3
Pages
367-375
ISSN
  • 0300-0664 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-2265
OpenAlex
W2116708479
Cited by
50
References
45
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 2
FWCI
1.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Clinical Endocrinology (publishedVersion)
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  • Americanae (AECID Library) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (97/14182-9, 99/03688-4)
  • Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ion channel regulation and function
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Potassium and Related Disorders
Keywords
CaV1.1, L-type calcium channels, single nucleotide polymorphisms, exon 11, genetic association, thyrotoxicosis, hypokalemia, genotype-phenotype correlation
MeSH terms
Adult, Base Sequence, DNA Mutational Analysis, Female, Humans, Male, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutation, Pedigree, Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length, Thyroid Hormones, Thyrotoxicosis, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational, Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis, Calcium Channels, L-Type

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