Characterization of a novel S13F desmin mutation associated with desmin myopathy and heart block in a Chinese family.

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Desmin myopathy was identified in a Chinese man with complete heart block and mild proximal and distal limb weakness. A novel heterozygous missense S13F mutation of the desmin gene was found to be associated with the myopathy. Family members carrying the mutation showed a similar or milder phenotype. The mutation is located at a protein kinase-C phosphorylation site within a highly conserved nonapeptide sequence...

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