Proof of genetic heterogeneity in the proximal myotonic myopathy syndrome (PROMM) and its relationship to myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2)

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 478-480

  Kress, Wolfram ^a,d   Mueller Myhsok, Bertram ^b   Ricker, Kenneth ^a   Schneider, Christiane ^a   Koch, Manuela C ^c   Toyka, Klaus V ^a   Mueller, Clemens R ^a   Grimm, Tiemo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity; Myotonic dystrophy type 2; Proximal myotonic myopathy

Indexed keywords

DNA MARKER;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 3Q; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY TYPE 2; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL MYOTONIC MYOPATHY SYNDROME;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 3; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GERMANY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MYOTONIC DISORDERS; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0034308286     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(00)00129-2     Document Type: Article

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