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has gloss | eng: Paroxysmal extreme pain disorder (PEPD), originally named familial rectal pain syndrome, is a rare disorder whose most notable features are pain in the mandibular, ocular and rectal areas as well as flushing. PEPD often first manifests at the beginning of life, perhaps even in utero, with symptoms persisting throughout life. PEPD symptoms are reminiscent of primary erythromelalgia, as both result in flushing and episodic pain, though pain is typically present in the extremities for primary erythromelalgia. Both of these disorders have recently been shown to be allelic, both caused by mutations in the voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.7 encoded by the gene SCN9A. PEPD also shares a genetic basis with channelopathy-associated insensitivity to pain, which causes hypo-sensitivity to pain. |
lexicalization | eng: Paroxysmal extreme pain disorder |
instance of | (noun) a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically inherited disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, inherited disorder, congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, hereditary disease, genetic disease |
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