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[Diagnostic procedure of limb girdle muscular dystrophies 2A or calpainopathies: French cohort from a neuromuscular center (Bordeaux)].
Revue neurologique - 1 May 2010
Perez F, Vital A, Martin-Negrier M-L, Ferrer X, Sole G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Limb girdle muscular dystrophies are rare genetic diseases. Despite constant progress in genetics and biochemistry, the pathogenic mechanisms are not completely understood. Calpainopathy (LGMD2A) has been reported to be the most frequent autosomal recessive form of muscular dystrophy in several populations. Point mutations in CAPN3 are difficult to identify and the analysis is long and costly. The use...
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