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Adult course in dynamin 2 dominant centronuclear myopathy with neonatal onset.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Jan 2010
Melberg Atle, Kretz Christine, Kalimo Hannu, Wallgren-Pettersson Carina, Toussaint Anne, Böhm Johann, Stålberg Erik, Laporte Jocelyn
Abstract excerpt
We report a family with autosomal dominant centronuclear (myotubular) myopathy caused by a novel mutation, p.A618D, in dynamin 2 (DNM2). The 64-year-old mother and 26-year-old daughter had neonatal onset with hypotonia and weak suckling, followed by improvement, then slowly progressive muscle weakness and respiratory restriction. Muscle biopsy showed radial sarcoplasmic strands around the frequent central nuclei....
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