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Molecular characterisation of congenital myasthenic syndromes in Southern Brazil
20 Jun 2010
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To perform genetic testing of patients with congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS) from the Southern Brazilian state of Parana. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twenty-five CMS patients from 18 independent families were included in the study. Known CMS genes were sequenced and restriction digest for the mutation RAPSN p.N88K was performed in all patients. RESULTS: We identified recessive mutations of CHRNE in ten...
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