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Phenotype genotype analysis in 15 patients presenting a congenital myasthenic syndrome due to mutations in DOK7.
Journal of neurology - 1 May 2010
Ben Ammar A, Petit F, Alexandri N, Gaudon K, Bauché S, Rouche A, Gras D, Fournier E, Koenig J, Stojkovic T, Lacour A, Petiot P, Zagnoli F, Viollet L, Pellegrini N, Orlikowski D, Lazaro L, Ferrer X, Stoltenburg G, Paturneau-Jouas M, Hentati F, Fardeau M, Sternberg D, Hantaï D, Richard P, Eymard B
Abstract excerpt
Congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMSs) are a heterogeneous group of diseases caused by genetic defects affecting neuromuscular transmission. Mutations of DOK7 have recently been described in recessive forms of CMS. Dok-7 is a cytoplasmic post-synaptic protein co-activator of the muscle-specific receptor-tyrosine kinase (MuSK) involved in neuromuscular synaptogenesis and maintenance. We report clinical,...
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