Table 1

Genetic voltage gated channelopathies

Ion channelDisorderInheritanceGeneChromosome
Skeletal muscle disorders:
 Skeletal muscle sodium channelHyperPPDominantSCN4A17q23-2 9 10 11 12 13
PMCDominant
PAMDominant
?NormoPPDominant
 Skeletal muscle DHP sensitive calcium channelHypoPPDominantCACLN1A31q31-32 14 15 27
MHDominant
 Skeletal muscle ryanodine calcium channelMHDominantRYR119q13.123 24
Central core diseaseDominant
 Skeletal muscle chloride channelMyotonia congenita
Thomsen’s diseaseDominantCLCN17q35 20 21
Becker’s myotoniaRecessive
CNS disorders:
 Brain and nerve potassium channelEpisodic ataxia type I with myokymiaDominantKCNA112p45
 Brain (P/Q-type) calcium channelEpisodic ataxia type IIDominantCACNL1A419p1328
FHM
SCA6
  • Standard gene nomenclature is used for abbreviations. HyperPP=Hyperkalaemic periodic paralysis; HypoPP=hypokalaemic periodic paralysis;

  • NormoPP=normokalaemic periodic paralysis; PMC=paramyotonia congenita; PAM=potassium aggravated myotonia; MH=malignant hyperthermia; FHM=familial hemiplegic migraine; SCA6=spinocerebellar ataxia type 6.