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Noval mutation (Y184C) in exon 4 of the beta-sarcoglycan gene identified in a Portuguese patient. Mutations in brief no. 177. Online.
Human mutation - 1 Jan 1998
dos Santos M R, Jorge P, Ribeiro E M, Pires M M, Guimarães A
Abstract excerpt
We report a novel beta-sarcoglycan gene mutation identified in a 21-year-old Portuguese male with a progressive myopathy of intermediate severity, who had been misdiagnosed as Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD) based on clinical observations and muscle immunocytochemical anaylsis with dystrophin antibodies only. Since no detectable deletions or duplications were found in the dystrophin gene, we screened for...
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