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Redefining dysferlinopathy phenotypes based on clinical findings and muscle imaging studies.
Neurology - 27 Jul 2010
Paradas C, Llauger J, Diaz-Manera J, Rojas-García R, De Luna N, Iturriaga C, Márquez C, Usón M, Hankiewicz K, Gallardo E, Illa I
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The most frequent phenotypes of dysferlin myopathy are limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2B (LGMD2B) and Miyoshi myopathy (MM). Our objective was to find clinical or MRI markers to differentiate phenotypes of dysferlin myopathy regardless of initial symptoms. METHODS: This retrospective study included 29 patients with confirmed mutations in the DYSF gene (14 MM, 12 LGMD2B, 1 asymptomatic hyperCKemia, and...
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