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Calpain III mutation analysis of a heterogeneous limb-girdle muscular dystrophy population.
Neurology - 23 Mar 1999
Chou F L, Angelini C, Daentl D, Garcia C, Greco C, Hausmanowa-Petrusewicz I, Fidzianska A, Wessel H, Hoffman E P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of calpain III mutations in a heterogeneous limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) population. BACKGROUND: Mutations of the calpain III gene have been shown to cause a subset of autosomal recessive LGMDs. Patient populations studied to date have been primarily of French and Spanish origin, in which calpain III may cause 30% of autosomal recessive MDs. The incidence of calpain...
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