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A case report: Becker muscular dystrophy presenting with epilepsy and dysgnosia induced by duplication mutation of Dystrophin gene.
BMC neurology - 12 Dec 2016
Miao Jing, Feng Jia-Chun, Zhu Dan, Yu Xue-Fan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD), a genetic disorder of X-linked recessive inheritance, typically presents with gradually progressive muscle weakness. The condition is caused by mutations of Dystrophin gene located at Xp21.2. Epilepsy is an infrequent manifestation of BMD, while cases of BMD with dysgnosia are extremely rare. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a 9-year-old boy with BMD, who presented with...
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