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Severe congenital X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy secondary to an apparently synonymous but pathogenic novel variant.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Jul 2023
Blanco-Arias Patricia, Medina Martínez Inmaculada, Arrabal Fernández Luisa, Rivas Infante Eloy, Salmerón Fernández Maria Jose, González Hervás Catalina, Azcón González de Aguilar Pilar, Armengol Lluis, Pedrinaci Susana, Perin Francesca
Abstract excerpt
X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy is a rare inherited disease characterized by aberrant accumulation of autophagic vacuoles in skeletal muscle. Affected males usually show a slow progression and the heart is characteristically spared. We present four male patients from the same family with an extremely aggressive form of this disease, requiring permanent mechanical ventilation from birth. Ambulation was...
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