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The collagen VI-related myopathies Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy and Bethlem myopathy.
Handbook of clinical neurology - 1 Jan 2011
Bönnemann Carsten G
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the genes COL6A1, COL6A2, and COL6A3, coding for three α chains of collagen type VI, underlie a spectrum of myopathies, ranging from the severe congenital muscular dystrophy-type Ullrich (UCMD) to the milder Bethlem myopathy (BM), with disease manifestations of intermediate severity...
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