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Selective muscle involvement on magnetic resonance imaging in autosomal dominant Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy.
Neuropediatrics - 1 Feb 2002
Mercuri E, Counsell S, Allsop J, Jungbluth H, Kinali M, Bonne G, Schwartz K, Bydder G, Dubowitz V, Muntoni F
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the spectrum of muscle involvement on MRI in patients with autosomal dominant Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD2) due to mutations in the lamin A/C gene and to compare it to the pattern found in other conditions with similar phenotype. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Nine patients with a diagnosis of EDMD2 had MRI scanning of their leg muscles. Seven other patients,...
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