The phenotype of chromosome 2p-linked limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 483-490

  Mahjneh, I ^a,d   Passos Bueno, M R ^b   Zatz, M ^b   Vainzof, M ^b   Marconi, G ^a   Nashef, L ^c   Bashir, R ^d   Bushby, K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Akdas Hospital   (Israel)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Chromosome 2p; Limb girdle; Muscle CT

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHROMOSOME 2P; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; ONSET AGE; PELVIC GIRDLE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 2; CREATINE KINASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HIP CONTRACTURE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; PHENOTYPE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 0030477874     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(96)00390-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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