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Milder phenotype of congenital muscular dystrophy in a novel POMT1 mutation.
Muscle & nerve - 1 May 2012
Al-Zaidy Samiah A, Baskin Berivan, Hawkins Cynthia, Yoon Grace, Ray Peter N, Vajsar Jiri
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Congenital muscular dystrophies (CMD) with hypoglycosylated α-dystroglycan due to POMT1 mutations are associated with clinical phenotypes that vary in severity. METHODS: We describe a patient with congenital hypotonia, generalized weakness, elevated creatine kinase (CK), and normal brain imaging. RESULTS: Histochemical analysis of the index case's muscle showed deficiency of glycosylated...
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