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Genetic variability and clinical spectrum of Chinese patients with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Nov 2012
Luo Su-Shan, Xi Jian-Ying, Zhu Wen-Hua, Zhao Chong-Bo, Lu Jia-Hong, Lin Jie, Wang Yin, Lu Jun, Qiao Kai
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INTRODUCTION: Previous studies of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A (LGMD2A) patients in many countries have suggested a heterogeneous genetic and clinical spectrum, but the genotypes and phenotypes of Chinese LGMD2A patients remain unclear. METHODS: We directly screened calpain-3 (CAPN3) in 18 Chinese Han subjects who exhibited severely reduced or completely absent calpain-3 expression, as determined by...
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