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Muscle pain as the only presenting symptom in a girl with dystrophinopathy.
Pediatric neurology - 1 Jan 2008
Ceulemans Berten P, Storm Katrien, Reyniers Edwin, Callewaert Luc, Martin Jean Jacques
Abstract excerpt
We present a family with dystrophinopathy in whom the proband is a female aged 4.5 years, who presented with exertional muscle pain without weakness. Familial analysis identified a maternal nephew of the proband who demonstrated a similar clinical picture, with asymptomatic cardiomyopathy. A DNA analysis revealed an in-frame deletion in the proximal part of domain II of the dystrophin gene. Extensive familial...
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