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Co-segregation of DM2 with a recessive CLCN1 mutation in juvenile onset of myotonic dystrophy type 2.
Journal of neurology - 1 Oct 2012
Cardani Rosanna, Giagnacovo Marzia, Botta Annalisa, Rinaldi Fabrizio, Morgante Alessandra, Udd Bjarne, Raheem Olayinka, Penttilä Sini, Suominen Tiina, Renna Laura V, Sansone Valeria, Bugiardini Enrico, Novelli Giuseppe, Meola Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
Myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2) is a common adult onset muscular dystrophy caused by a dominantly transmitted (CCTG)( n ) expansion in intron 1 of the CNBP gene. In DM2 there is no obvious evidence for an intergenerational increase of expansion size, and no congenital cases have been confirmed. We describe the clinical and histopathological features, and provide the genetic and...
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