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More insights gained into the sensory nervous system's response to harmful stimuli

This new paper from David Bennett's group by McDermott et al. presents a comprehensive assessment of congenital pain insensitivity due to NaV1.7 loss of function.

This work and studies on NaV1.7 gain of function raise important questions about how channelopathies produce disease.

Read the full paper here

Read a commentary piece here

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