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Filamin C-related myopathies: pathology and mechanisms.
Acta neuropathologica - 1 Jan 2013
Fürst Dieter O, Goldfarb Lev G, Kley Rudolf A, Vorgerd Matthias, Olivé Montse, van der Ven Peter F M
Abstract excerpt
The term filaminopathy was introduced after a truncating mutation in the dimerization domain of filamin C (FLNc) was shown to be responsible for a devastating muscle disease. Subsequently, the same mutation was found in patients from diverse ethnical origins, indicating that this specific alteration is a mutational hot spot. Patients initially present with proximal muscle weakness, while distal and respiratory...
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