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<i>GNE</i> mutations causing distal myopathy with rimmed vacuoles with inflammation
12 Aug 2003
Abstract excerpt
The authors describe a family in which two individuals have clinical distal myopathy with rimmed vacuoles (DMRV). While the clinical and most of the pathologic features in these patients were compatible with a diagnosis of DMRV, the presence of inflammatory changes in the connective tissue between muscle fibers was not. Gene analysis revealed a compound heterozygous mutation in these individuals, characterized by...
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