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A novel mutation in PNPLA2 causes neutral lipid storage disease with myopathy and triglyceride deposit cardiomyovasculopathy: a case report and literature review.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Jul 2014
Kaneko Kimihiko, Kuroda Hiroshi, Izumi Rumiko, Tateyama Maki, Kato Masaaki, Sugimura Koichiro, Sakata Yasuhiko, Ikeda Yoshihiko, Hirano Ken-Ichi, Aoki Masashi
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in PNPLA2 cause neutral lipid storage disease with myopathy (NLSDM) or triglyceride deposit cardiomyovasculopathy (TGCV). We report a 59-year-old patient with NLSDM/TGCV presenting marked asymmetric skeletal myopathy and cardiomyovasculopathy. Skeletal muscle and endomyocardial biopsies showed cytoplasmic vacuoles containing neutral lipid. Gene analysis revealed a novel homozygous mutation (c.576delC)...
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