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New molecular mechanism for Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy: a heterozygous in-frame deletion in the COL6A1 gene causes a severe phenotype.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Aug 2003
Pan Te-Cheng, Zhang Rui-Zhu, Sudano Dominick G, Marie Suely K, Bönnemann Carsten G, Chu Mon-Li
Abstract excerpt
Recessive mutations in two of the three collagen VI genes, COL6A2 and COL6A3, have recently been shown to cause Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy (UCMD), a frequently severe disorder characterized by congenital muscle weakness with joint contractures and coexisting distal joint hyperlaxity. Dominant mutations in all three collagen VI genes had previously been associated with the considerably milder Bethlem...
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