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Congenital muscular dystrophy. Part I: a review of phenotypical and diagnostic aspects.
Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria - 1 Mar 2009
Reed Umbertina Conti
Abstract excerpt
The congenital muscular dystrophies (CMDs) are a group of genetically and clinically heterogeneous hereditary myopathies with preferentially autosomal recessive inheritance, that are characterized by congenital hypotonia, delayed motor development and early onset of progressive muscle weakness associated with dystrophic pattern on muscle biopsy. The clinical course is broadly variable and can comprise the...
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