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Danon disease: intrafamilial phenotypic variability related to a novel LAMP-2 mutation.
Journal of inherited metabolic disease - 1 Apr 2011
Cottinet Sarah-Louise, Bergemer-Fouquet Anne-Marie, Toutain Annick, Sabourdy Frédérique, Maakaroun-Vermesse Zoha, Levade Thierry, Chantepie Alain, Labarthe François
Abstract excerpt
Danon disease is an X-linked lysosomal disorder, characterized by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, skeletal myopathy and mental retardation. We report a family with a novel mutation, in which the mother and her three sons were affected with various clinical presentations. A massive hypertrophy of the left ventricle was the predominant feature in the three male patients, with different degrees of severity of cardiac...
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