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Respiratory dysfunction in patients severely affected by GNE myopathy (distal myopathy with rimmed vacuoles).
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Jan 2013
Mori-Yoshimura Madoka, Oya Yasushi, Hayashi Yukiko K, Noguchi Satoru, Nishino Ichizo, Murata Miho
Abstract excerpt
GNE myopathy is a rare and mildly progressive autosomal recessive myopathy caused by GNE mutations. Respiratory dysfunction has not been reported in GNE myopathy patients. In this study, we retrospectively reviewed the respiratory function of 39 severely affected GNE myopathy patients (13 men, 26 women) from medical records, and compared these parameters with various other patient characteristics (e.g., GNE...
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