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Private dysferlin exon skipping mutation (c.5492G>A) with a founder effect reveals further alternative splicing involving exons 49-51.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Aug 2010
Santos Rosário, Oliveira Jorge, Vieira Emília, Coelho Teresa, Carneiro António Leite, Evangelista Teresinha, Dias Cristina, Fortuna Ana, Geraldo Argemiro, Negrão Luís, Guimarães António, Bronze-da-Rocha Elsa
Abstract excerpt
The allelic muscle disorders known as limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B (LGMD2B), Miyoshi myopathy and distal anterior compartment myopathy result from defects in dysferlin-a sarcolemma-associated protein involved in membrane repair. Mutation screening in the dysferlin gene (DYSF) enabled the identification of seven Portuguese patients presenting the variant c.5492G>A, which was observed to promote skipping...
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