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Distal myopathy with coexisting heterozygous TIA1 and MYH7 Variants.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Aug 2016
Brand Patricio, Dyck P James B, Liu Jie, Berini Sarah, Selcen Duygu, Milone Margherita
Abstract excerpt
TIA1 mutations cause Welander distal myopathy. MYH7 mutations result in various clinical phenotypes, including Laing distal myopathy and cardiomyopathy. We describe a family with coexisting TIA1 and MYH7 variants. The proband is a 67-year-old woman with easy tripping since childhood and progressive asymmetric distal limb weakness, but no cardiac involvement. Muscle biopsy showed rare rimmed vacuoles,...
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