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Evaluation of heart involvement in gamma-sarcoglycanopathy (LGMD2C). A study of ten patients.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Dec 2000
Calvo F, Teijeira S, Fernandez J M, Teijeiro A, Fernandez-Hojas R, Fernandez-Lopez X A, Martin E, Navarro C
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Thorough non-invasive cardiovascular studies were conducted in a series of ten gamma-sarcoglycanopathy Gypsy patients with the founder C283Y mutation in 13q12. Results were compared with those obtained in an age-matched group of normal boys and girls. The studies included electrocardiographic and echocardiographic evaluations using pulsed wave Doppler tissue imaging to assess regional diastolic function and...
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