Severe fascioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy presenting with Coats' disease and mental retardation.

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We describe two Norwegian children with fascioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy in whom Coats' disease, deafness, mental retardation and possible epilepsy were the presenting features. The children have a 4q35 deletion giving a small residual repeat fragment that they have inherited from their father who is a mosaic. Fundal changes consistent with bilateral Coats' disease were found in both children. The rapid...

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