Article
Nebulin mutations in autosomal recessive nemaline myopathy: an update.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Oct 2002
Pelin Katarina, Donner Kati, Holmberg Maria, Jungbluth Heinz, Muntoni Francesco, Wallgren-Pettersson Carina
Abstract excerpt
We report mutational analysis of the last 42 exons of the nebulin gene (NEB) in 77 patients with various forms of nemaline myopathy. In addition to the previously described six mutations in five families, we identified 12 novel recessive mutations in 13 families. Affected individuals were homozygous for the mutations in five families and compound heterozygous in two, while in the remaining cases only one...
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