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Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2I: two Chinese families and a review in Asian patients.
The International journal of neuroscience - 1 Mar 2018
Wang Dan-Ni, Wang Zhi-Qiang, Chen Yu-Qing, Xu Guo-Rong, Lin Min-Ting, Wang Ning
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2I (LGMD2I) is an autosomal recessive hereditary disorder caused by mutations in the fukutin-related protein (FKRP) gene. Although the features of the disorder in European patients have been summarized, Asian patients with LGMD2I have rarely been reported. Thus, the clinical differences in LGMD2I between Asian and European patients and the associated genetic changes...
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