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Monomelic amyotrophy associated with the 7472insC mutation in the mtDNA tRNASer(UCN) gene.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Nov 2004
Fetoni Vincenza, Briem Egill, Carrara Franco, Mora Marina, Zeviani Massimo
Abstract excerpt
We describe a 49-year-old male patient who experienced progressive amyotrophy with no sensorial abnormality in the left arm since 45 years of age. The neuromuscular syndrome was identical to that known as Hirayama disease, a rare form of focal lower motor neuron disease affecting the C7-C8-T1 metamers of the spinal cord. Asymmetric neurosensorial hearing loss was present since age 35 in the patient, and was also...
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