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Duchenne muscular dystrophy and idiopathic hyperCKemia segregating in a family.
American journal of medical genetics - 11 Sept 1995
Frydman M, Straussberg R, Shomrat R, Goebel H, Legum C, Shiloh Y
Abstract excerpt
A 7-month-old boy with gross motor delay and failure to thrive presented with rhabdomyolysis following an acute asthmatic episode. During hospitalization an electrocardiographic conversion to a Wolff-Parkinson-White type 1 (WPW) pattern took place. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) was suspected based on elevated creatine kinase (CK) serum levels, muscle biopsy, and family history. The diagnosis was confirmed by...
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