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Characterization of MTM1 mutations in 31 Japanese families with myotubular myopathy, including a patient carrying 240 kb deletion in Xq28 without male hypogenitalism.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Mar 2005
Tsai Tzung-Chang, Horinouchi Hideo, Noguchi Satoru, Minami Narihiro, Murayama Kumiko, Hayashi Yukiko K, Nonaka Ikuya, Nishino Ichizo
Abstract excerpt
X-linked myotubular myopathy is a congenital muscle disorder due to MTM1 mutation, and is characterized clinically by generalized muscle weakness and hypotonia at birth usually resulting in early death. We newly identified 26 unrelated Japanese patients with MTM1 mutations by genomic DNA and transcript analysis, including 12 novel mutations. Among 31 patients, including our previously reported five patients, the...
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