King-Denborough syndrome: A rare birth disorder characterized by musculoskeletal abnormalities and nerve muscle problems. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of King-Denborough syndrome is available below.
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Usually inherited reaction to general anesthesia manifested as a sudden, rapid rise in temperature, hypermetabolism, and skeletal muscle rigidity; mutation is in the calcium release channel of skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum. - (Source - Diseases Database)
King-Denborough syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that King-Denborough syndrome, or a subtype of King-Denborough syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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