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Titinopathies and extension of the M-line mutation phenotype beyond distal myopathy and LGMD2J.
Neurology - 22 Feb 2005
Udd B, Vihola A, Sarparanta J, Richard I, Hackman P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the phenotype variability associated with the specific C-terminal M-line titin mutation known to cause autosomal dominant distal myopathy, tibial muscular dystrophy (TMD; MIM 600334), and limb girdle muscular dystrophy 2J (LGMD2J). METHODS: Three hundred eighty-six individuals were genotyped for the Finnish founder mutation in titin (FINmaj) causing TMD/LGMD2J. RESULTS: Two hundred seven...
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