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Merosin-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy in Korea.
Brain & development - 1 May 2009
Chae Jong-Hee, Lee Jin Sook, Hwang Hee, Kim Ki Joong, Hwang Yong Seung, Park June Dong, Cheon Jung-Eun, Kim In-One, Choe Ghee Young, Park Sung Hye
Abstract excerpt
Congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of muscle disorders, presenting at birth or early infancy with hypotonia, muscle weakness, joint contractures, and dystrophic changes in the muscles. Merosin-deficient CMD (MDCMD) is rare in Asian populations, but more common in Caucasians, comprising about 50% of CMDs. We report, for the first time in Korea, eight patients...
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