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Presence of emerinopathy in cases of rigid spine syndrome.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Oct 1998
Kubo S, Tsukahara T, Takemitsu M, Yoon K B, Utsumi H, Nonaka I, Arahata K
Abstract excerpt
Rigid spine syndrome (RSS) shows clinical similarities to Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD). Differential diagnosis between EDMD and RSS is essential because EDMD is often associated with life-threatening cardiomyopathy that can be cured by an implantation of a cardiac pacemaker. To determine if any of the patients with RSS had mutations of the emerin gene (responsible gene for X-linked EDMD or...
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