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Identification of novel pathogenic variants of Calpain-3 gene in limb girdle muscular dystrophy R1.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 1 Apr 2024
Banerjee Sukanya, Radotra Bishan Dass, Luthra-Guptasarma Manni, Goyal Manoj K
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BACKGROUND: Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy R1 (LGMDR1) is an autosomal recessive neuromuscular disease caused by mutations in the calpain-3 (CAPN3) gene. As clinical and pathological features may overlap with other types of LGMD, therefore definite molecular diagnosis is required to understand the progression of this debilitating disease. This study aims to identify novel variants of CAPN3 gene in LGMDR1...
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