Article
[Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy. A census of French families and genealogic study].
Revue neurologique - 1 Jan 1990
Brunet G, Tomé F M, Samson F, Robert J M, Fardeau M
Abstract excerpt
The first results of a collaborative study aimed at collecting all French families affected by oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) and their genealogy are presented. The study was carried out in 28 families in whom the diagnosis of OPMD in the propositus was confirmed by the presence of typ...
Topics
- Blepharoptosis
- Deglutition Disorders
- Demography
- Female
- France
- Genealogy and Heraldry
- History, 18th Century
- Humans
- Male
- Muscular Dystrophies
- Mutation
- Pedigree
- Prevalence
- Quebec