Limb girdle muscular dystrophies: The clinicopathological viewpoint

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 214-224

  Urtizberea, J Andoni ^a   Leturcq, France ^b  

^a Hopital Marin   (India)

^b Hospital Cochin Maternités ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Calpainopathies; Diagnosis; Dysferlinopathies; Genetics; Limb girdle muscular dystrophy; Muscle pathology; Sarcoglycanopathies

Indexed keywords

CALPAIN 3;

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CYTOSOL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INDIA; LIMB GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PATHOGENESIS; PELVIC GIRDLE; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; SARCOLEMMA; SHOULDER GIRDLE; X CHROMOSOME LINKED MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIC MOUSE;

EID: 38348998594     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.37813     Document Type: Review

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