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A novel VCP mutation underlies scapuloperoneal muscular dystrophy and dropped head syndrome featuring lobulated fibers.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Aug 2014
Liewluck Teerin, Milone Margherita, Mauermann Michelle L, Castro-Couch Melissa, Cerhan Jane H, Murthy Naveen S
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Valosin-containing protein (VCP) is a ubiquitously expressed, multifunctional AAA-ATPase protein. Its dominant mutations cause hereditary inclusion body myopathy associated with Paget disease of bone and frontotemporal dementia (IBMPFD) or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The pattern of muscle weakness in IBMPFD patients is variable and includes limb-girdle, scapuloperoneal, distal, or axial...
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