Article
DOK7 mutations presenting as a proximal myopathy in French Canadians.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Jul 2010
Srour Myriam, Bolduc Véronique, Guergueltcheva Velina, Lochmüller Hanns, Gendron Daniel, Shevell Michael I, Poulin Chantal, Mathieu Jean, Bouchard Jean-Pierre, Brais Bernard
Abstract excerpt
DOK7 mutations cause a congenital myasthenic syndrome (OMIM 254300) characterized by a "limb-girdle" phenotype. We identified 7 French-Canadian patients with a previously undiagnosed proximal myopathy. A genome wide scan was performed. Homozygosity mapping identified a locus on chromosome 4p16.2 containing DOK7. Sequencing of DOK7 revealed homozygous 1124_1127dupTGCC mutations in all individuals. SNP genotyping...
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