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Functional performance and muscle strength phenotypes in men and women with Danon disease.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Dec 2010
Stevens-Lapsley Jennifer E, Kramer Laurel R, Balter Jaclyn E, Jirikowic Jean, Boucek Dana, Taylor Matthew
Abstract excerpt
Danon disease is a rare X-linked myopathy that is characterized clinically by a triad of cardiomyopathy, skeletal myopathy, and cognitive impairment. The purpose of this investigation was to quantify functional performance, muscle weakness, and quadriceps activation in individuals with Danon disease as compared with healthy individuals. Four males (ages 10-34 years) and 4 females (ages 16-50 years), with the...
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