Heart transplantation in a child with LGMD2I presenting as isolated dilated cardiomyopathy

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-155

  D'Amico, Adele ^a   Petrini, Stefania ^a   Parisi, Francesco ^a   Tessa, Alessandra ^a   Francalanci, Paola ^a   Grutter, Giorgia ^a   Santorelli, Filippo M ^a   Bertini, Enrico ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; FKRP; Heart transplantation; LGMD2I

Indexed keywords

CAVEOLIN 3; CREATINE KINASE; DYSTROPHIN; EMERIN; FUKUTIN RELATED PROTEIN; LYSOSOME ASSOCIATED MEMBRANE PROTEIN 2; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; FAMILY HISTORY; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART SINOATRIAL BLOCK; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMB GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CHILD; FAMILY HEALTH; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PROTEINS;

EID: 39649114989     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.09.013     Document Type: Article

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