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Dominant mutation of CCDC78 in a unique congenital myopathy with prominent internal nuclei and atypical cores.
American journal of human genetics - 10 Aug 2012
Majczenko Karen, Davidson Ann E, Camelo-Piragua Sandra, Agrawal Pankaj B, Manfready Richard A, Li Xingli, Joshi Sucheta, Xu Jishu, Peng Weiping, Beggs Alan H, Li Jun Z, Burmeister Margit, Dowling James J
Abstract excerpt
Congenital myopathies are clinically and genetically heterogeneous diseases that typically present in childhood with hypotonia and weakness and are most commonly defined by changes observed in muscle biopsy. Approximately 40% of congenital myopathies are currently genetically unresolved. We identified a family with dominantly inherited congenital myopathy characterized by distal weakness and biopsy changes that...
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