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A common mutation (epsilon1267delG) in congenital myasthenic patients of Gypsy ethnic origin.
Neurology - 22 Oct 1999
Abicht A, Stucka R, Karcagi V, Herczegfalvi A, Horváth R, Mortier W, Schara U, Ramaekers V, Jost W, Brunner J, Janssen G, Seidel U, Schlotter B, Müller-Felber W, Pongratz D, Rüdel R, Lochmüller H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Mutation analysis of the acetylcholine receptor (AChR) epsilon subunit gene in patients with sporadic or autosomal recessive congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS). BACKGROUND: The nicotinic AChR of skeletal muscle is a neurotransmitter-gated ion channel that mediates synaptic transmission at the vertebrate neuromuscular junction. Mutations in its gene may cause congenital myasthenic syndromes. A...
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