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Broad spectrum of phenotype and genotype in Korean α-dystroglycan related muscular dystrophy presenting to a tertiary pediatric neuromuscular center.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 May 2023
Ko Young Jun, Cho Anna, Kim Woo Joong, Kim Soo Yeon, Lim Byung Chan, Kim Hunmin, Hwang Hee, Choi Ji Eun, Kim Ki Joong, Chae Jong-Hee
Abstract excerpt
α-Dystroglycanopathies are a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of muscular dystrophies associated with the defective glycosylation of α-dystroglycan (α-DG). Eighteen genes associated with α-dystroglycanopathies have been identified, and the relative prevalence of genetic subtypes varies with ethnicity. Here, we investigated the clinical and genetic characteristics of α-DG-related muscular dystrophy...
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