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The first genetically confirmed cohort of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy from Northern India.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Sept 2024
Vishnu Venugopalan Y, Lemmers Richard J L F, Reyaz Alisha, Mishra Rinkle, Ahmad Tanveer, van der Vliet Patrick J, Kretkiewicz Marcelina M, Macken William L, Efthymiou Stephanie, Dominik Natalia, Morrow Jasper M, Bhatia Rohit, Wilson Lindsay A, Houlden Henry, Hanna Michael G, Bugiardini Enrico, van der Maarel Silvère M, Srivastava M V Padma
Abstract excerpt
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is the third most common form of hereditary myopathy. Sixty per cent of the world's population lives in Asia, so a significant percentage of the world's FSHD participants is expected to live there. To date, most FSHD studies have involved individuals of European descent, yet small-scale studies of East-Asian populations suggest that the likelihood of developing FSHD...
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