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[Proximal weakness and exercise-induced pain as initial symptom of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy].
Der Nervenarzt - 1 Aug 2001
Lampe J B, Schäfer J, Gärtner H J, Reichmann H
Abstract excerpt
A 54-year-old female patient presented with exercise-induced proximal muscle pain and weakness of the lower limbs. One year after the onset of these symptoms she developed bilateral ptosis and dysphagia. Molecular genetic analysis of the poly(A) binding protein 2 gene (PABP2) confirmed the presumptive diagnosis of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD). Exercise-induced proximal muscle pain and weakness are...
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