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Hereditary inclusion body myopathy maps to chromosome 9p1-q1.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Jan 1996
Mitrani-Rosenbaum S, Argov Z, Blumenfeld A, Seidman C E, Seidman J G
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary inclusion body myopathy (HIBM) is a unique disorder of unknown etiology that typically occurs in individuals of Persian Jewish descent. Distinguishing features of the disorder from other limb girdle myopathies include elderly age of onset, ethnic predisposition, and sparing of the quadriceps despite severe involvement of all other proximal leg muscles. Involved muscles demonstrate fibers with rimmed...
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