Polymorphism analysis of Fukuyama type congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD) siblings with different phenotypes.

doi:10.1016/s0387-7604(96)00556-6

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Polymorphism analysis of Fukuyama type congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD) siblings with different phenotypes.

Brain & development - 1 Apr 1997

Kondo-Iida E, Saito K, Osawa M, Ishihara T, Toda T, Fukuyama Y

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Peak motor function in Fukuyama type congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD) is generally considered to be no better than sitting without help or sliding on the buttocks. There are a few patients who acquire the ability to stand and a small fraction of our total congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) p...

Topics

Adolescent
Alleles
Child
Child, Preschool
DNA, Satellite
Family Health
Female
Genotype
Haplotypes
Humans
Male
Muscular Dystrophies
Nuclear Family
Pedigree
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic
Walking

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