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Diagnosis by sequencing: correction of misdiagnosis from FSHD2 to LGMD2A by whole-exome analysis.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Sept 2012
Leidenroth Andreas, Sorte Hanne Sørmo, Gilfillan Gregor, Ehrlich Melanie, Lyle Robert, Hewitt Jane E
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We studied and validated facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) samples from patients without a D4Z4 contraction (FSHD2 or 'phenotypic FSHD'). For this, we developed non-radioactive protocols to test D4Z4 allele constitution and DNA methylation, and applied these to samples from the Coriel...
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