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Late-onset axial myopathy with cores due to a novel heterozygous dominant mutation in the skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor (RYR1) gene.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 May 2009
Jungbluth Heinz, Lillis Suzanne, Zhou Haiyan, Abbs Stephen, Sewry Caroline, Swash Michael, Muntoni Francesco
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor (RYR1) gene have been associated with a wide range of phenotypes including the malignant hyperthermia (MH) susceptibility trait, Central Core Disease (CCD) and other congenital myopathies characterized by early onset and predominant proximal weakness. We report a patient presenting at 77 years with a predominant axial myopathy associated with prominent...
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