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[A late-onset case of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy carrying a (GCG)8 repeat expansion in the PAPBN1 gene].
Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology - 1 Jun 2005
Tokutake Takayoshi, Ikeuchi Takeshi, Tanaka Keiko, Onodera Osamu, Nishizawa Masatoyo
Abstract excerpt
We report a sporadic case of a female patient with oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD). Her father died at age 86 and mother at age 74. There was no familial occurrence of the disease. The patient initially developed a nasal voice at age 66. Neurological examinations on admission at age 72 revealed bilateral ptosis, a limitation of ocular movement without diplopia, dysphagia, and proximal muscle weakness....
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