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Heterogeneous characteristics of MRI changes of thigh muscles in patients with dysferlinopathy.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Dec 2016
Jin Suqin, Du Jing, Wang Zhaoxia, Zhang Wei, Lv He, Meng Lingchao, Xiao Jiangxi, Yuan Yun
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to evaluate the pattern of thigh muscle MRI changes in a large cohort of patients with dysferlinopathy. METHODS: MRI of the thigh was performed in 60 patients. We correlated the scale of muscle involvement on MRI with the modified Gardner-Medwin and Walton (GM-W) scale and disease duration. We also analyzed the relationship between muscle changes and genetic mutations....
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