[Selective muscular atrophy in a family with hereditary myopathy with early respiratory failure].

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Hereditary myopathy with early respiratory failure (HMERF) with heterozygous mutations in the titin gene (TTN) is characterized by respiratory failure developing from the early phase of limb weakness or gait disturbance. Here, we describe a characteristic distribution of muscle involvement in three members of a HMERF family with a TTN mutation. Despite the differences in severity exhibited among the father,...

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