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Myotonia associated with caveolin-3 mutation.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Jun 2012
Milone Margherita, McEvoy Kathleen M, Sorenson Eric J, Daube Jasper R
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Caveolin-3 is a major component of the caveolae in skeletal and cardiac muscle. Mutations in the caveolin-3 gene (CAV3) lead to a spectrum of clinical phenotypes including limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 1C, distal myopathy, rippling muscle disease, isolated hyperCKemia, and cardiomyopathy. CASE REPORT: A 24-year-old man with myalgia, muscle stiffness, and fatigue has normal strength and prominent...
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