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[The spectrum of CLCN1 gene mutations in patients with nondystrophic Thomsen's and Becker's myotonias].
Genetika - 1 Sept 2012
Ivanova E A, Dadali E L, Fedotov V P, Kurbatov S A, Rudenskaia G E, Proskokova T N, Poliakov A V
Abstract excerpt
Thomsen's and Becker's diseases are the most prevalent nondystrophic myotonias. Their frequency varies, according to different sources, from 1 : 100 000 to 1 : 10 000. Thomsen's myotonia is autosomal dominant, and Becker's myotonia is autosomal recessive. Both diseases result from mutations of the CLCN1 gene encoding chloride ion channels of skeletal muscles. Molecular genetic analysis of the CLCN1 gene has been...
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