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Novel diagnostic features of dysferlinopathies.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Jul 2010
Rosales Xiomara Q, Gastier-Foster Julie M, Lewis Sarah, Vinod Malik, Thrush Devon L, Astbury Caroline, Pyatt Robert, Reshmi Shalini, Sahenk Zarife, Mendell Jerry R
Abstract excerpt
Reports of dysferlinopathy have suggested a clinically heterogeneous group of patients. We identified specific novel molecular and phenotypic features that help distinguish dysferlinopathies from other forms of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD). A detailed history, physical exam, and protein and mutation analysis of genomic DNA was done for all subjects. Five of 21 confirmed DYSF gene mutations were not...
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