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Integrating clinical and genetic observations in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.
Current opinion in neurology - 1 Oct 2016
Mul Karlien, van den Boogaard Marlinde L, van der Maarel Silvère M, van Engelen Baziel G M
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review gives an overview of the currently known key clinical and (epi)genetic aspects of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) and provides perspectives to facilitate future research. RECENT FINDINGS: Clinically, imaging studies have contributed to a detailed characterization of the FSHD phenotype, and a model is proposed with five stages of disease progression. A number of...
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