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Update on the genetics of limb girdle muscular dystrophy.
Seminars in pediatric neurology - 1 Dec 2012
Mitsuhashi Satomi, Kang Peter B
Abstract excerpt
Limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) is a heterogeneous group of genetic disorders characterized by progressive muscle weakness with dystrophic muscle pathology caused by autosomal dominant or recessive gene mutations. Recently, several novel causative gene mutations have been associated with LGMD, due in part to recent scientific advances such as next generation sequencing. Interestingly, some of these novel...
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