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[Role of associated alleles and hypomethylation status in the clinical expression of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy].
Orvosi hetilap - 25 Sept 2011
Pikó Henriett, Molnár Mária Judit, Herczegfalvi Agnes, Mayer Péter, Karcagi Veronika
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Autosomal dominant facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is caused by contraction of the D4Z4 repeat region on 4q35. In addition, epigenetic modifying factors play a role in the complex pathomechanism of the disease. AIMS: Introduction of a new diagnostic panel in Hungary for the extended molecular analysis of the disease which also provides new insights into the pathomechanism. METHODS: In...
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