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High frequency of ETFDH c.250G>A mutation in Taiwanese patients with late-onset lipid storage myopathy.
Clinical genetics - 1 Dec 2010
Lan M-Y, Fu M-H, Liu Y-F, Huang C-C, Chang Y-Y, Liu J-S, Peng C-H, Chen S-S
Abstract excerpt
Lipid storage myopathies (LSMs) are characterized pathologically by the accumulation of lipid droplets in muscle fibers due to impaired cellular lipid metabolism. The purpose of this study was to determine etiologies and genetic mutations associated with LSMs in ethnic Han Taiwanese. The usefulness of the blood acylcarnitine (AC) profile for diagnosing LSMs in adult patients was also investigated. Nine patients...
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