Article
Congenital myopathy with "corona" fibres, selective muscle atrophy, and craniosynostosis associated with novel recessive mutations in SCN4A.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Jun 2017
Gonorazky Hernan D, Marshall Christian R, Al-Murshed Maryam, Hazrati Lili-Naz, Thor Michael G, Hanna Michael G, Männikkö Roope, Ray Peter N, Yoon Grace
Abstract excerpt
We describe two brothers with lower facial weakness, highly arched palate, scaphocephaly due to synostosis of the sagittal and metopic sutures, axial hypotonia, proximal muscle weakness, and mild scoliosis. The muscle MRI of the younger sibling revealed a selective pattern of atrophy of the gluteus maximus, adductor magnus and soleus muscles. Muscle biopsy of the younger sibling revealed myofibres with...
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