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BAG3 myopathy is not always associated with cardiomyopathy.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Sept 2018
Andersen Annarita Ghosh, Fornander Freja, Schrøder Henrik Daa, Krag Thomas, Straub Volker, Duno Morten, Vissing John
Abstract excerpt
Bag3opathy is a rare myofibrillar myopathy (MFM) caused by a mutation in the Bcl-2 associated-athanogene-3 gene. Less than twenty patients have been described, almost all with severe cardiac involvement. We present a 26-year-old man with a c.626C>T (p.Pro209Leu) mutation in the Bcl-2 associated-athanogene-3 gene (BAG3). Our patient presented with problems running before he turned 10 and rapidly progressing,...
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