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Expanding the MTM1 mutational spectrum: novel variants including the first multi-exonic duplication and development of a locus-specific database.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 May 2013
Oliveira Jorge, Oliveira Márcia E, Kress Wolfram, Taipa Ricardo, Pires Manuel Melo, Hilbert Pascale, Baxter Peter, Santos Manuela, Buermans Henk, den Dunnen Johan T, Santos Rosário
Abstract excerpt
Myotubular myopathy (MIM#310400), the X-linked form of Centronuclear myopathy (CNM) is mainly characterized by neonatal hypotonia and inability to maintain unassisted respiration. The MTM1 gene, responsible for this disease, encodes myotubularin - a lipidic phosphatase involved in vesicle traffic...
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