An early onset muscular dystrophy with diaphragmatic involvement, early respiratory failure and secondary α2 laminin deficiency unlinked to the LAMA2 locus on 6q22

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-26

  Muntoni, Francesco ^a   Taylor, Jacqueline ^a   Sewry, Caroline A ^a   Naom, Isam ^a   Dubowitz, Victor ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laminin 2; Linkage analysis; Merosin deficiency; Muscular dystrophy; Muscule hypertrophy; Respiratory failure

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN; MEROSIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SURVIVAL TIME; SYMPTOM; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

EID: 0031980441     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1090-3798(98)01001-9     Document Type: Article

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