Article
[Selenoprotein-related muscular dystrophy].
Ugeskrift for laeger - 28 Nov 2011
Hansen Lars Kjærsgaard, Schrøder Henrik, Ousager Lilian
Abstract excerpt
A nine year-old girl with selenoprotein-related muscular dystrophy was diagnosed. The primary symptom was weak neck muscles. During childhood she developed a rigid spine and over a period of a few years a severe scoliosis. She was compound heterozygote for a mutation in the SEPN1 gene. Experimental treatment with N-acetylcystein for a period of two years was initiated.
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