The malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a pharmacogenetic disease of skeletal muscles, which is characterized by a hypermetabolic response to strong volatile anesthetic gases. The signs of MH include marked hyperthermia, tachycardia, tachypnea, increased carbon dioxide production, increase oxygen consumption, acidosis, muscle rigidity and rhabdomyolysis. This syndrome is inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion involving RYR-1 gene. Over 90 mutations have been identified in Continue Reading...
AFIM – Italian Families Malignant Hyperthermia
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