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Next-generation sequencing application to investigate skeletal muscle channelopathies in a large cohort of Italian patients.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Apr 2021
Brugnoni Raffaella, Maggi Lorenzo, Canioni Eleonora, Verde Federico, Gallone Annamaria, Ariatti Alessandra, Filosto Massimiliano, Petrelli Cristina, Logullo Francesco Ottavio, Esposito Marcello, Ruggiero Lucia, Tonin Paola, Riguzzi Pietro, Pegoraro Elena, Torri Francesca, Ricci Giulia, Siciliano Gabriele, Silani Vincenzo, Merlini Luciano, De Pasqua Silvia, Liguori Rocco, Pini Antonella, Mariotti Caterina, Moroni Isabella, Imbrici Paola, Desaphy Jean-Francois, Mantegazza Renato, Bernasconi Pia
Abstract excerpt
Non-dystrophic myotonias and periodic paralyses are a heterogeneous group of disabling diseases classified as skeletal muscle channelopathies. Their genetic characterization is essential for prognostic and therapeutic purposes; however, several genes are involved. Sanger-based sequencing of a single gene is time-consuming, often expensive; thus, we designed a next-generation sequencing panel of 56 putative...
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