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Laing distal myopathy with a novel mutation in exon 34 of the MYH7 gene.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Sept 2016
Ferbert A, Zibat A, Rautenstrauß B, Kress W, Hügens-Penzel M, Weis J, Shah Y, Roth C
Abstract excerpt
We investigated a four-generation family of German ancestry with distal myopathy. Four individuals in two generations were affected. Foot and toe extensor paresis progressing very slowly over decades was the core neurological sign, reflected by fatty infiltration of the lower leg extensor muscles on muscle MRI. Additionally, finger extensor paresis was present in two patients and quadriceps muscle paresis in one....
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