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Potassium aggravated myotonia

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How many people in the world have potassium aggravated myotonia?
Potassium aggravated myotonia is very rare, but the exact number of individuals affected by this condition is unknown.[1]  Worldwide, this condition has been found in a few families only.[2]
Last updated: 4/17/2012

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  1. Potassium-aggravated myotonia. Orphanet. October 2010; http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/Disease_Search.php?lng=EN&data_id=610&Disease_Disease_Search_diseaseGroup=612&Disease_Disease_Search_diseaseType=ORPHA&Disease(s)/group of diseases=Potassium-aggravated-myotonia&title=Potassium-aggravated-myotonia&search=Disease_Search_Simple. Accessed 4/17/2012.
  2. Potassium-aggravated myotonia. Genetics Home Reference. April 2007; http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/potassium-aggravated-myotonia. Accessed 4/17/2012.