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The omega of TRPM7 channels in trigeminal neuralgia

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N.W. is supported by a grant from the Czech Science Foundation (GACR #22-23242S) and the National Institute for Research of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases (Programme EXCELES # LX22NPO5104), funded by the European Union – Next Generation EU.

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  1. Department of Pathophysiology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

    Norbert Weiss

  2. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

    Gerald W. Zamponi

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Commentary to the article: A TRPM7 mutation linked to familial trigeminal neuralgia: omega current and hyperexcitability of trigeminal ganglion neurons (Gualdani et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 119(38):e2119630119, 2022).

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Weiss, N., Zamponi, G.W. The omega of TRPM7 channels in trigeminal neuralgia. Pflugers Arch - Eur J Physiol 474, 1213–1215 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00424-022-02757-w

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