Article
X-linked myotubular myopathy--a long-term follow-up study.
European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society - 1 Jan 1998
Barth P G, Dubowitz V
Abstract excerpt
X-Linked myotubular myopathy is a well delineated congenital myopathy, with a high neonatal and early childhood mortality. Only a single gene, mapping to Xq28 has been implicated and has recently been characterized. Phenotypic variability, both inter- and intrafamilial, has been recorded. Its severest expression is a uniform disease with polyhydramnios due to prenatal (neuromuscular) swallowing disorder, and...
Topics
- Adult
- Biopsy, Needle
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Male
- Muscle, Skeletal
- Myopathies, Structural, Congenital
- Myotonic Disorders
- Nerve Fibers
- Pedigree
- Phenotype
