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Defects in amphiphysin 2 (BIN1) and triads in several forms of centronuclear myopathies.
Acta neuropathologica - 1 Feb 2011
Toussaint Anne, Cowling Belinda Simone, Hnia Karim, Mohr Michel, Oldfors Anders, Schwab Yannick, Yis Uluc, Maisonobe Thierry, Stojkovic Tanya, Wallgren-Pettersson Carina, Laugel Vincent, Echaniz-Laguna Andoni, Mandel Jean-Louis, Nishino Ichizo, Laporte Jocelyn
Abstract excerpt
Myotubular myopathy and centronuclear myopathies (CNM) are congenital myopathies characterized by generalized muscle weakness and mislocalization of muscle fiber nuclei. Genetically distinct forms exist, and mutations in BIN1 were recently identified in autosomal recessive cases (ARCNM). Amphiphy...
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