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Characterization of novel CAPN3 isoforms in white blood cells: an alternative approach for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2A diagnosis.
Neurogenetics - 1 Jul 2008
Blázquez L, Azpitarte M, Sáenz A, Goicoechea M, Otaegui D, Ferrer X, Illa I, Gutierrez-Rivas E, Vilchez J J, López de Munain A
Abstract excerpt
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A (LGMD2A) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the CAPN3 gene. Its definitive diagnosis is laborious, since the clinical phenotype is often similar to other types of muscular dystrophy and since the CAPN3 gene encompasses a large genomic region with more than 300 pathogenic mutations described to date. In fact, it is estimated that nearly 25% of the cases...
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