Early onset autosomal dominant myopathy with rigidity of the spine: A possible role for laminin β1?

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 211-216

  Taylor, Jacqueline ^a   Muntoni, Francesco ^a   Robb, Stephanie ^b   Dubowitz, Victor ^a   Sewry, Caroline ^a  

^a MRC CLINICAL SCIENCES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autosomal dominant myopathy; Contractures; Early onset; Laminin 1; Limb girdle muscular dystrophy

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN; LAMININ;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LIMB GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENES, DOMINANT; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAMININ; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DISEASES; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030922711     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(97)00461-6     Document Type: Article

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