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A homozygous DPM3 mutation in a patient with alpha-dystroglycan-related limb girdle muscular dystrophy.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Nov 2017
Van den Bergh P Y K, Sznajer Y, Van Parys V, van Tol W, Wevers R A, Lefeber D J, Xu L, Lek M, MacArthur D G, Johnson K, Phillips L, Töpf A, Straub V
Abstract excerpt
Defects of O-linked glycosylation of alpha-dystroglycan cause a wide spectrum of muscular dystrophies ranging from severe congenital muscular dystrophy associated with abnormal brain and eye development to mild limb girdle muscular dystrophy. We report a female patient who developed isolated pelvic girdle muscle weakness and wasting, which became symptomatic at age 42. Exome sequencing uncovered a homozygous...
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