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Generalized muscle pseudo-hypertrophy and stiffness associated with the myotilin Ser55Phe mutation: a novel myotilinopathy phenotype?
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Feb 2009
Gamez Josep, Armstrong Judith, Shatunov Alexey, Selva-O'Callaghan Albert, Dominguez-Oronoz Rosa, Ortega Arantxa, Goldfarb Lev, Ferrer Isidre, Olivé Montse
Abstract excerpt
Myotilinopathies are a group of muscle disorders caused by mutations in the MYOT gene. It was first described in two families suffering from limb girdle muscle dystrophy type 1 (LGMD 1A), and later identified in a subset of dominant or sporadic patients suffering from myofibrillar myopathy, as well as in a family with spheroid body myopathy. Disease phenotypes associated with MYOT mutations are clinically...
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