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Correlation between muscle involvement, phenotype and D4Z4 fragment size in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Apr 2012
Wang Chien-Hua, Leung Mana, Liang Wen-Chen, Hsieh Tysh-Jyi, Chen Tai-Heng, Jong Yuh-Jyh
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed to evaluate muscle involvement pattern and correlate the lesions on muscle imaging with clinical features and D4Z4 fragment size in 24 patients with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). The grading of the muscle image detected by computed tomography (CT) was based on a four-point semi-quantitative visual scale. On muscle CT, the most affected muscle was trapezium, followed by...
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