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Limb-girdle type muscular dystrophy in a large family with distal myopathy: homozygous manifestation of a dominant gene?
1 Jun 1992
Abstract excerpt
A family study was carried out to clarify the problem of two separate muscle disease phenotypes in a large consanguineous pedigree. These were a severe limb-girdle type muscular dystrophy and a mild late onset distal myopathy. Thirty-two first degree and 14 other relatives of 18 previously examined index patients were available for clinical examination. Twenty-three subjects underwent computed tomography of the...
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