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Autosomal recessive myosclerosis myopathy is a collagen VI disorder.
Neurology - 14 Oct 2008
Merlini L, Martoni E, Grumati P, Sabatelli P, Squarzoni S, Urciuolo A, Ferlini A, Gualandi F, Bonaldo P
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical and molecular features of a new phenotype related to collagen VI myopathies. METHODS: We examined two patients belonging to a consanguineous family affected by myosclerosis myopathy, screened for mutations of collagen VI genes, and performed a detailed biochemical and morphologic analysis of the muscle biopsy and cultured fibroblasts. RESULTS: The patients had a novel...
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