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COLQ-Congenital myasthenic syndrome in an Iranian cohort: the clinical and genetics spectrum.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 12 Mar 2024
Hesami Omid, Ramezani Mahtab, Ghasemi Aida, Fatehi Farzad, Okhovat Ali Asghar, Ziaadini Bentolhoda, Kariminejad Ariana, Nafissi Shahriar
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BACKGROUND: Congenital myasthenic syndrome (CMS) is a group of neuromuscular disorders caused by abnormal signal transmission at the motor endplate. Mutations in the collagen-like tail subunit gene (COLQ) of acetylcholinesterase are responsible for recessive forms of synaptic congenital myasthenic syndromes with end plate acetylcholinesterase deficiency. Clinical presentation includes ptosis, ophthalmoparesis,...
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