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Novel mutations in the fukutin gene in a boy with asymptomatic hyperCKemia.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Dec 2013
Fiorillo Chiara, Moro Francesca, Astrea Guja, Morales Maria Aurora, Baldacci Jacopo, Marchese Maria, Scapolan Sara, Bruno Claudio, Battini Roberta, Santorelli Filippo M
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Mutations in the fukutin gene were first identified in Japanese patients with classic Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy, a severe form of congenital muscular dystrophy associated with cobblestone lissencephaly and ocular defects. Patients of different ethnicities and with milder phenotypes, including limb girdle muscular dystrophy and cardiomyopathy without brain impairment, have also been reported. The...
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