Article
[The clinical spectrum of limb-girdle muscular dystrophies type 2I in cases of a mutation in the "fukutin-related- protein"-gene].
Der Nervenarzt - 1 Aug 2004
Krasnianski M, Neudecker S, Deschauer M, Zierz S
Abstract excerpt
LGMD2I, linked to chromosome 19q13.3, is caused by mutations in the fukutin related protein (FKRP) gene. This myopathy has a variable clinical course with weakness and wasting of the shoulder girdle muscles and proximal extremities, calf hypertrophy, and elevated serum CK. We describe five patients from four families harboring the typical C826A mutation in the FKRP gene. Three patients showed the typical clinical...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
