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Identification of two mutations and a polymorphism in the chloride channel CLCN-1 in patients with Becker's generalized myotonia.
Neurogenetics - 1 Mar 1998
Esteban J, Neumeyer A M, McKenna-Yasek D, Brown R H
Abstract excerpt
Myotonia congenita is an inherited muscle disorder characterized by muscle stiffness and hypertrophy. Its clinical phenotype depends, in part, on whether it is inherited as a dominant or recessive trait, respectively designated Thomsen's disease or Becker's generalized myotonia (BGM). In either case, it is associated with abnormalities in the muscle currents that are linked to the gene (CLCN-1) on human...
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