Article
γ-sarcoglycan and dystrophin mutation spectrum in an Algerian cohort.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Jul 2017
Dalichaouche Imene, Sifi Yamina, Roudaut Carinne, Sifi Karima, Hamri Abdelmadjid, Rouabah Leila, Abadi Noureddine, Richard Isabelle
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: We report the genetic analysis of a large series of 76 Algerian patients from 65 unrelated families who presented with early onset severe muscular dystrophy and a clinical phenotype resembling limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2C. METHODS: To define the genetic basis of the diseases in these families, we undertook a series of analyses of the γ-sarcoglycan (SGCG) and DMD genes. RESULTS: Fifteen...
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