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Novel mutations in the Anoctamin 5 gene (ANO5) associated with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2L.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Feb 2013
Little Ann A, McKeever Paul E, Gruis Kirsten L
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INTRODUCTION: We present a Jordanian man with the typical LGMD 2L phenotype of early, asymmetric quadriceps weakness and subsequent biceps brachii weakness. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: Muscle biopsies document a progressive dystrophic pattern unrelated to known sarcolemmal defects associated with muscular dystrophy. Genetic testing revealed novel, heterozygote Anoctamin 5 gene mutations. CONCLUSIONS: This case...
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