The phenotype of calpainopathy: Diagnosis based on a multidisciplinary approach

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 287-296

  Pollitt, ^a   Anderson, L V B ^b   Pogue, R ^b   Davison, K ^b   Pyle, A ^a   Bushby, K M D ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calpainopathy; Limb girdle muscular dystrophy; Muscle biopsy

Indexed keywords

CALPAIN; DYSTROPHIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIMB GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALPAIN; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0035075146     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(00)00197-8     Document Type: Article

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