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Dominant and recessive RYR1 mutations in adults with core lesions and mild muscle symptoms.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Jul 2011
Duarte Sofia T, Oliveira Jorge, Santos Rośrio, Pereira Pedro, Barroso Cândida, Conceição Isabel, Evangelista Teresinha
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Ryanodine receptor gene (RYR1) mutations have been associated with central core disease (CCD), multiminicore/minicore/multicore disease (MmD), and susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia (MH). METHODS: Patients with muscle symptoms in adulthood, who had features compatible with CCD/MmD, underwent clinical, histological, and genetic (RYR1 and SEPN1 genes) evaluations. Published cases of CCD and MmD...
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