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Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy in the United States.
Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology - 1 Oct 2006
Moore Steven A, Shilling Christopher J, Westra Steven, Wall Cheryl, Wicklund Matthew P, Stolle Catherine, Brown Charlotte A, Michele Daniel E, Piccolo Federica, Winder Thomas L, Stence Aaron, Barresi Rita, King Nick, King Wendy, Florence Julaine, Campbell Kevin P, Fenichel Gerald M, Stedman Hansell H, Kissel John T, Griggs Robert C, Pandya Shree, Mathews Katherine D, Pestronk Alan, Serrano Carmen, Darvish Daniel, Mendell Jerry R
Abstract excerpt
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) has been linked to 15 chromosomal loci, 7 autosomal-dominant (LGMD1A to E) and 10 autosomal-recessive (LGMD2A to J). To determine the distribution of subtypes among patients in the United States, 6 medical centers evaluated patients with a referral diagnosis of LGMD. Muscle biopsies provided histopathology and immunodiagnostic testing, and their protein abnormalities along...
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