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Long-term follow-up in patients with congenital myasthenic syndrome due to CHAT mutations.
European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society - 1 Jul 2010
Schara Ulrike, Christen Hans-Jürgen, Durmus Hacer, Hietala Marja, Krabetz Kerstin, Rodolico Carmelo, Schreiber Gudrun, Topaloglu Haluk, Talim Beril, Voss Wolfgang, Pihko Helena, Abicht Angela, Müller Juliane S, Lochmüller Hanns
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMSs) are a group of clinically and genetically heterogeneous inherited disorders of the neuromuscular junction. Mutations in the acetylcholine transferase (CHAT) gene cause a pre-synaptic CMS, typically associated with episodic apnoea and worsening of myasthenic symptoms during crises caused by infections, fever or stress. Between crises symptoms may be mild and...
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