Late onset Becker muscular dystrophy. A case report and literature review;Dystrophie musculaire de Becker à révélation tardive. À propos d'un nouveau patient et de 12 observations de la littérature

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 181-186

  Tselikas, L ^a   Rodrigues, E ^a   Jammal, M ^a   Tiev, K ^a   Chayet, C ^a   Josselin Mahr, L ^a   Gain, M ^a   Toledano, C ^a   Cabane, J ^a   Kettaneh, A ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

Becker's muscular dystrophy; Dystrophine; Late onset

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXON; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GENE DELETION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RADIOGRAPHY;

HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE;

EID: 79951683118     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: 17683122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2010.10.353     Document Type: Article

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