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Nemaline body myopathy caused by a novel mutation in troponin T1 (TNNT1).
Muscle & nerve - 1 Apr 2016
Abdulhaq Ulla Najwa, Daana Mohannad, Dor Talia, Fellig Yakov, Eylon Sharon, Schuelke Markus, Shaag Avraham, Elpeleg Orly, Edvardson Simon
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INTRODUCTION: Nemaline myopathy is a rare disorder characterized by skeletal muscle weakness of varying severity and onset, with the presence of nemaline rods on muscle biopsy. Congenital nemaline body myopathy due to mutations in TNNT1 has hitherto only been described as a result of a single founder mutation in patients of Amish origin and in 2 other individuals with different recessive mutations. METHODS:...
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