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ArticleMolecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.)2016

A gain-of-function mutation in Nav1.6 in a case of trigeminal neuralgia.

Brian S Tanaka, Peng Zhao, Fadia B Dib-Hajj, Valerie Morisset, Simon Tate, Stephen G Waxman, Sulayman D Dib-Hajj

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Article in Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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68citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
9.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

68 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 125 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Efficacy and Safety of Repeated Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation on Trigeminal Neuralgia Patients.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2026
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  7. Shaping the Action Potential in Dorsal Root and Trigeminal Ganglia Neurons: Relevance to Pain Mechanisms.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2026
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  13. Small-molecule natural product sophoricoside reduces peripheral neuropathic pain via directly blocking of NaV1.6 in dorsal root ganglion nociceptive neurons.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2025
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  15. Pathophysiology and Management of Refractory Trigeminal Neuralgia.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2024
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  17. The Trigeminal Sensory System and Orofacial Pain.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  19. Role of HDAC5 Epigenetics in Chronic Craniofacial Neuropathic Pain.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  20. Trigeminal neuralgia.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2024
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8 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Brian S TanakaDepartment of Neurology.
Peng ZhaoDepartment of Neurology.
Fadia B Dib-HajjDepartment of Neurology.
Valerie MorissetConvergence Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a Biogen company, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Simon TateConvergence Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a Biogen company, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Stephen G WaxmanDepartment of Neurology.
Sulayman D Dib-HajjDepartment of Neurology.
Yale University · US

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a debilitating pain disorder characterized by episodic unilateral facial pain along the territory of branches of the trigeminal nerve. Human painful disorders, but not TN, have been linked to gain-of-function mutations in peripheral voltage-gated sodium channels (Na

Indexed as

chronic painNav1.6resurgent currenttrigeminal neuralgiavoltage-gated sodium channel

Identifiers

PMID27496104
PMCPMC5023517
OpenAlexW2518468339

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