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Rapid scanning of myotubularin (MTM1) gene by denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC).
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Jun 2002
Flex Elisabetta, De Luca Alessandro, D'Apice Maria Rosaria, Buccino Anna, Dallapiccola Bruno, Novelli Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
X-linked myotubular myopathy (XLMTM; OMIM# 310400) is a severe congenital muscle disease caused by mutations in the myotubularin (MTM1) gene. This gene encodes for a lipid phosphatase belonging to a large gene family involved in the regulation of phosphatidylinositide-3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) pathway and membrane trafficking. To date, more than 130 different mutations, distributed in all exons, have been identified...
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