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Heterogeneous characteristics of Korean patients with dysferlinopathy.
Journal of Korean medical science - 1 Apr 2012
Park Hyung Jun, Hong Ji-Man, Suh Gyoung Im, Shin Ha Young, Kim Seung Min, Sunwoo Il Nam, Suh Bum Chun, Choi Young-Chul
Abstract excerpt
Dysferlinopathy is caused by mutations in the DYSF gene. To characterize the clinical spectrum, we investigated the characteristics of 31 Korean dysferlinopathy patients confirmed by immunohistochemistry. The mean age of symptom onset was 22.23 ± 7.34 yr. The serum creatine kinase (CK) was highly increased (4- to 101-fold above normal). The pathological findings of muscle specimens showed nonspecific dystrophic...
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