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Causative variant profile of collagen VI-related dystrophy in Japan.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 24 Jun 2021
Inoue Michio, Saito Yoshihiko, Yonekawa Takahiro, Ogawa Megumu, Iida Aritoshi, Nishino Ichizo, Noguchi Satoru
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Collagen VI-related dystrophy spans a clinical continuum from severe Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy to milder Bethlem myopathy. This disease is caused by causative variants in COL6A1, COL6A2, or COL6A3. Most reported causative variants are de novo; therefore, to identify possible associated causative variants, comprehensive large cohort studies are required for different ethnicities. METHODS:...
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