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Welander hereditary distal myopathy, a molecular genetic comparison to hereditary myopathies with inclusion bodies.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Apr 1998
Ahlberg G, Borg K, Edström L, Anvret M
Abstract excerpt
Welander distal myopathy (WDM) is an autosomal dominant disorder with late onset predominantly affecting distal extensor muscles of the hands and the feet. The disorder is considered as the most common of the distal myopathies but is almost only seen in Sweden and some parts of Finland. The finding of rimmed vacuoles in muscle biopsies from patients with moderate and severe symptoms constitutes one similarity...
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