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Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is inherited as an autosomal dominant disorder with incomplete penetrance; it is resulted because of mutation in:

A
Sodium channel
B
Potassium channel
C
Chloride channel
D
Calcium channel
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. D. Calcium channelHypokalemic Periodic Paralysis* Onset occurs at adolescence.* Men are more often affected because of decreased penetrance in women.* Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is inherited as an autosomal dominant disorder with incomplete penetrance.* Mutations in the voltage-sensitive, skeletal muscle calcium channel cause the disease.

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