Article
Single amino acid loss in the dystrophin protein associated with a mild clinical phenotype.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Jan 2017
Pons Roser, Kekou Kyriaki, Gkika Artemis, Papadimas George, Vogiatzakis Nikolaos, Svingou Maria, Papadopooulos Constantinos, Nikas Ioanis, Dinopoulos Argirios, Youroukos Sotiris, Kanavakis Emmanouel
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The dystrophinopathies include a spectrum of muscle diseases caused by mutations in the dystrophin (DMD) gene. The clinical phenotype ranges from severe Duchenne muscular dystrophy to a mild phenotype with elevated creatine kinase (CK). METHODS: Clinical and molecular assessment of 7 patients carrying a single amino acid loss in the dystrophin protein (p.His1690del) caused by a c.5068_5070delCAC...
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