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Molecular combing reveals allelic combinations in facioscapulohumeral dystrophy.
Annals of neurology - 1 Oct 2011
Nguyen Karine, Walrafen Pierre, Bernard Rafaëlle, Attarian Shahram, Chaix Charlène, Vovan Catherine, Renard Emilie, Dufrane Nathalie, Pouget Jean, Vannier Anne, Bensimon Aaron, Lévy Nicolas
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The genetic variation underlying facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), 1 of the most common hereditary neuromuscular disorders, is complex, and associated with the contraction of a repeat array (D4Z4) at the subtelomeric end of chromosome 4q. Nonpathogenic variants of 4q and the presence of a homologous array on chromosome 10q make FSHD diagnosis extremely challenging, at least in individuals...
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