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Prevalence of GNE p.M712T and hereditary inclusion body myopathy (HIBM) in Sangesar population of Northern Iran.
Clinical genetics - 1 Dec 2013
Khademian H, Mehravar E, Urtizberea Ja, Sagoo S, Sandoval L, Carbajo R, Darvish B, Valles-Ayoub Y, Darvish D
Abstract excerpt
GNE myopathy or hereditary inclusion body myopathy (HIBM) is an ultra-rare severely disabling autosomal recessive adult onset muscle disease which affects roughly one to three individuals per million worldwide. Genetically, HIBM is caused by mutations in the glucosamine (UDP-N-acetyl)-2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase gene (GNE), resulting in diminished enzyme function and reduced sialic acid biosynthesis. A...
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