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Muscle MRI in Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy and Bethlem myopathy.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Apr 2005
Mercuri Eugenio, Lampe Anne, Allsop Joanna, Knight Ravi, Pane Marika, Kinali Maria, Bonnemann Carsten, Flanigan Kevin, Lapini Ilaria, Bushby Kate, Pepe Guglielmina, Muntoni Francesco
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to evaluate the spectrum of muscle involvement on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in patients with collagen VI related disorders. Nineteen patients with genetically confirmed collagen VI related disorders, 10 with Bethlem myopathy and 9 with Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD), had muscle MRI of their legs using T1 sequences through calves and thighs. In patients with Bethlem...
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