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Danon disease due to a novel splice mutation in the LAMP2 gene.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Mar 2008
Nadeau Amelie, Therrien Christian, Karpati George, Sinnreich Michael
Abstract excerpt
Danon disease is a rare X-linked dominant disorder caused by lysosomal-associated membrane protein 2 (LAMP2) deficiency and is characterized by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cardiac conduction abnormalities, skeletal vacuolar myopathy, variable degree of mental retardation, and peripheral pigmentary retinopathy. We describe a novel splice mutation in the LAMP2 gene in a French Canadian family. By identifying this...
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