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[Compound heterozygous mutations in the muscle chloride channel gene (CLCN1) in a Japanese family with Thomsen's disease].
Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology - 1 Jan 2013
Sasaki Ryogen, Takahashi Masanori P, Kokunai Yosuke, Hirayama Masaaki, Ibi Toru, Tomimoto Hidekazu, Mochizuki Hideki, Sahashi Ko
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal-dominant type of myotonia (Thomsen's disease) and autosomal-recessive one (Becker's disease) are caused by mutations in the skeletal muscle voltage-gated chloride channel gene (CLCN1). Clinical manifestation of the diseases ranges from minimum to severely disabling myotonia. We report a Japanese family with Thomsen's disease, featuring an index female young patient who possesses two dominantly-inherited...
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