Phenotypic features and genetic findings in 2 Chinese families with miyoshi distal myopathy

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1594-1599

  Ro, Long Sun ^a   Lee Chen, Guey Jen ^b   Lin, Tzu Ching ^a   Wu, Yih Ru ^a   Chen, Chiung Mei ^a   Lin, Cheng Yueh ^b   Chen, Sien Tsong ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYSFERLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; HAPLOTYPE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MIYOSHI MYOPATHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DISTAL MYOPATHIES; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EXONS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GLYCINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUCINE; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; PROLINE; VALINE;

EID: 5344257565     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.61.10.1594     Document Type: Article

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