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Mutation in the caveolin-3 gene causes asymmetrical distal myopathy.
Neuropathology : official journal of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology - 1 Oct 2016
Chen Juanjuan, Zeng Wenshuang, Han Chunxi, Wu Jun, Zhang Haiou, Tong Xiaoxin
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the gene encoding caveolin-3 (CAV3) can cause a broad spectrum of clinical phenotypes, including limb girdle muscular dystrophy, rippling muscle disease, distal myopathy (MD), idiopathic persistent elevation of serum creatine kinase and cardiomyopathy. MD is a relatively rare subtype of caveolinopathy. Here, we report a sporadic case of a middle-aged female Chinese patient with MD in which a CAV3...
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