Article
A new missense mutation in caveolin-3 gene causes rippling muscle disease.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Apr 2006
Dotti M Teresa, Malandrini Alessandro, Gambelli Simona, Salvadori Claudio, De Stefano Nicola, Federico Antonio
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of the Cav-3 gene are associated with distinct, sometimes overlapping muscle disease phenotypes. We report a new Italian family with autosomal dominant rippling muscle disease. Immunocytochemical analysis of muscle showed a deficit of caveolin-3 protein and molecular genetic analysis showed a novel mutation of the Cav-3 gene.
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