Congenital muscular dystrophy with laminin α2 chain deficiency: Identification of a new intermediate phenotype and correlation of clinical findings to muscle immunohistochemistry

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 968-976

  Herrmann, R ^a   Straub, V ^b   Meyer, K ^b   Kahn, T ^b   Wagner, M ^c   Voit, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Congenital muscular dystrophy; Extracellular matrix; Laminin; MRI

Indexed keywords

LAMININ;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; LAMININ; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0029806196     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02282889     Document Type: Article

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