Genetic heterogeneity within a consanguineous family involving the LGMD 2D and the LGMD 2C genes

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 316-320

  Fendri, K ^a   Kefi, M ^a   Hentati, F ^a   Amouri, R ^a  

^a Institut National de Neurologie Tunisia   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Genetic heterogeneity; Limb girdle muscular dystrophy

Indexed keywords

SARCOGLYCAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSANGUINITY; EXON; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LGMD 2C GENE; LGMD 2D GENE; LIMB GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; TUNISIA;

ADULT; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CONSANGUINITY; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EXONS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HAPLOTYPES; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES, LIMB-GIRDLE; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; SARCOGLYCANS; TUNISIA;

EID: 33646192015     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2006.02.007     Document Type: Article

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