Myofibrillar Myopathy Caused by Novel Dominant Negative αB-Crystallin Mutations

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 804-810

  Selcen, Duygu ^a   Engel, Andrew G ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; ALPHAB CRYSTALLIN; DESMIN; DYSTROPHIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; PROTEIN KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CASE REPORT; COMPLEX FORMATION; DENERVATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN B CHAIN; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENES, DOMINANT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DISEASES; MUTATION; MYOFIBRILS;

EID: 0344664368     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.10767     Document Type: Article

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