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Clinical features and ryanodine receptor type 1 gene mutation analysis in a Chinese family with central core disease.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Mar 2013
Chang Xingzhi, Jin Yiwen, Zhao Haijuan, Huang Qionghui, Wang Jingmin, Yuan Yun, Han Ying, Qin Jiong
Abstract excerpt
Central core disease is a rare inherited neuromuscular disorder caused by mutations in ryanodine receptor type 1 gene. The clinical phenotype of the disease is highly variable. We report a Chinese pedigree with central core disease confirmed by the gene sequencing. All 3 patients in the family presented with mild proximal limb weakness. The serum level of creatine kinase was normal, and...
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