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A new form of congenital muscular dystrophy with joint hyperlaxity maps to 3p23-21.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 Aug 2006
Tétreault M, Duquette A, Thiffault I, Bherer C, Jarry J, Loisel L, Banwell B, D'Anjou G, Mathieu J, Robitaille Y, Vanasse M, Brais B
Abstract excerpt
Congenital muscular dystrophies (CMDS) are a heterogeneous group of disorders. A growing number of CMDS have been found to be associated with joint hyperlaxity. We recruited 14 French-Canadian cases belonging to 11 families affected by a novel autosomal recessive congenital muscular dystrophy with hyperlaxity (CMDH). All cases come from the southwestern part of Quebec, suggesting a new French-Canadian founder...
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