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Allelic heterogeneity of GNE gene mutation in two Tunisian families with autosomal recessive inclusion body myopathy.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 May 2005
Amouri R, Driss A, Murayama K, Kefi M, Nishino I, Hentati F
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal recessive hereditary inclusion body myopathy (AR-HIBM), with sparing of the quadriceps, is characterized by adult-onset, with weakness and atrophy of distal lower limb muscles, and typical histopathological findings in muscle biopsy. AR hIBM is associated with mutations in the UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase (GNE) gene on chromosome 9p12-13 . We report two unrelated...
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