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Mutation spectrum and phenotypic manifestation in FSHD Greek patients.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Apr 2012
Sakellariou P, Kekou K, Fryssira H, Sofocleous C, Manta P, Panousopoulou A, Gounaris K, Kanavakis E
Abstract excerpt
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a genetic myopathy with a remarkable intra- and inter-familial clinical heterogeneity. This study reports the clinical and genetic analysis of 133 individuals from 71 unrelated Greek families based on a revised clinical severity score (rCSS) index which was developed for clinical assessment regarding the disease progression. A high ratio (31/62, 50%) of probands'...
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