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Rapid screening for Japanese dysferlinopathy by fluorescent primer extension.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jan 2010
Hayashi Saori, Ohsawa Yutaka, Takahashi Toshiaki, Suzuki Naoki, Okada Tadashi, Rikimaru Mitsue, Murakami Tatsufumi, Aoki Masashi, Sunada Yoshihide
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OBJECTIVE: Mutations in the dysferlin gene cause limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) 2B and Miyoshi myopathy (MM), which are collectively named dysferlinopathy. Dysferlinopathy is the most frequent type of LGMD in the Japanese population. Molecular genetic analysis is essential for the diagnosi...
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