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Atypical facet of Möbius syndrome: association with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Apr 2008
Kolski Hanna K, Leonard Norma J, Lemmers Richard J L F, Bamforth John S
Abstract excerpt
We describe a patient with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) associated with Möbius syndrome and congenital ophthalmoplegia. This 7-year-old girl had profound limitation of extraocular movements since birth, congenital facial diplegia, neonatal hypotonia, and progressive limb-girdle weakness. FSHD genetic testing revealed a pathogenic haplotype with a D4Z4 repeat of 30 kb. The father carries the same...
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