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Merosin-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy and cortical dysplasia.
European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society - 1 Jan 1998
Brett F M, Costigan D, Farrell M A, Heaphy P, Thornton J, King M D
Abstract excerpt
Congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) encompasses a heterogenous group of muscle disorders with autosomal recessive inheritance, characterized by muscular weakness and hypotonia at birth or within the first few months of life and developmental delay. Merosin-deficient CMD is a clinically distinct form which may be associated with significant abnormalities of the brain detectable by neuroimaging. We report two...
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