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A GCG expansion (GCG)₁₁ in polyadenylate-binding protein nuclear 1 gene caused oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy in a Chinese family.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2011
Ye Juan, Zhang Huina, Zhou Yandan, Wu Han, Wang Changjun, Shi Xin
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To identify the mutation in polyadenylate-binding protein nuclear 1 gene (PABPN1, previously termed PABP2) in a Chinese family with autosomal, dominantly inherited oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD). METHODS: Clinical and ophthalmologic examinations were conducted on available living family members from three generations. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes of every...
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