Article
Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophies in the Czech Republic.
BMC neurology - 19 Aug 2014
Stehlíková Kristýna, Skálová Daniela, Zídková Jana, Mrázová Lenka, Vondráček Petr, Mazanec Radim, Voháňka Stanislav, Haberlová Jana, Hermanová Markéta, Zámečník Josef, Souček Ondřej, Ošlejšková Hana, Dvořáčková Nina, Solařová Pavla, Fajkusová Lenka
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD2) include a number of disorders with heterogeneous etiology that cause predominantly weakness and wasting of the shoulder and pelvic girdle muscles. In this study, we determined the frequency of LGMD subtypes within a cohort of Czech LGMD2 patients using mutational analysis of the CAPN3, FKRP, SGCA, and ANO5 genes. METHODS: PCR-sequencing...
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