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Myofiber degeneration in autosomal dominant Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (AD-EDMD) (LGMD1B).
Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) - 1 Oct 2006
Mittelbronn Michel, Hanisch Frank, Gleichmann Marc, Stötter Mechthild, Korinthenberg Rudolf, Wehnert Manfred, Bonne Gisèle, Rudnik-Schöneborn Sabine, Bornemann Antje
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Autosomal dominant Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy is caused by mutations in the LMNA gene that code for the nuclear membrane protein lamin A/C. We investigated skeletal muscle fibers from several muscles for cytoplasmic degenerative changes in three patients with genetically confirmed Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy. Methods included quantitative light and electron microscopy and PCR-based...
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