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Secondary calpain3 deficiency in 2q-linked muscular dystrophy
10 Apr 2001
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BACKGROUND: Tibial muscular dystrophy (TMD), a late-onset dominant distal myopathy, is caused by yet unknown mutations on chromosome 2q, whereas MD with myositis (MDM) is a muscular dystrophy of the mouse, also progressing with age and linked to mouse chromosome 2. For both disorders, linkage studies have implicated titin as a potential candidate gene. METHODS: The authors analyzed major candidate regions in the...
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