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Homozygous lamin A/C familial lipodystrophy R482Q mutation in autosomal recessive Emery Dreifuss muscular dystrophy.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Mar 2013
Wiltshire Katie M, Hegele Robert A, Innes A Micheil, Brownell A Keith W
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal recessive Emery Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (AR-EDMD) is rare, with few reports in the medical literature. We describe the first cases of AR-EDMD and autosomal dominant familial partial lipodystrophy (FPLD) in the Hutterite population resulting from homozygous or heterozygous R482Q mutations in the lamin A/C gene (LMNA). Heterozygosity for LMNA R482Q mutation causes FPLD, which is associated with...
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