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[Identification of adhalin gene mutation in limb-girdle muscular dystrophy in Chinese].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 10 Dec 1998
Sun G, Wu Y, Zhang K, Zhang X, Jin C, Sun K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) is a group of severe genetic heterogeneity muscular diseases characterized by proximal muscular weakness of the pelvis and shoulder, affecting both male and female. This group of diseases involves four gene loci (13q12, 17q21,4q12,5q33). Up till now there is no research report about LGMD in Chinese. This study was intended to identify the pathogenic genes of LGMD...
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