SCN4A
(redirected from sodium channel protein type 4 subunit alpha)SCN4A
A gene on chromosome 17q23.3 that encodes an alpha subunit of a transmembrane glycoprotein complex, which forms a voltage-gated sodium channel. The SCN4A protein product is expressed in skeletal muscle.Molecular pathology
SCN4A mutations are linked to various myotonic and periodic paralysis disorders.