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High incidence of electrocardiogram abnormalities in young patients with duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Pediatric neurology - 1 Dec 2008
Takami Yuichi, Takeshima Yasuhiro, Awano Hiroyuki, Okizuka Yoh, Yagi Mariko, Matsuo Masafumi
Abstract excerpt
Electrocardiogram abnormalities are reported to be complicated in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Although Duchenne muscular dystrophy can be genetically diagnosed in young patients, extensive electrocardiogram studies have not been reported. Here, electrocardiogram abnormalities were examined in Duchenne muscular dystrophy cases with dystrophin gene mutations. Sixty-nine patients, aged </=18 years, received 136...
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