Correlation between muscle involvement, phenotype and D4Z4 fragment size in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 331-338

  Wang, Chien Hua ^a,b,c   Leung, Mana ^d   Liang, Wen Chen ^a   Hsieh, Tysh Jyi ^a   Chen, Tai Heng ^a   Jong, Yuh Jyh ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TIAN SHENG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

D4Z4 fragment size; Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy; Muscle computed tomography (CT); Muscle strength testing

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; DNA D4Z4; DNA FRAGMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDUCTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DELTOID MUSCLE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; GENOTYPE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; ILIOPSOAS MUSCLE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JOINT MOBILIZATION; MALE; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SHOULDER GIRDLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 4; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL; PHENOTYPE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858800356     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: 18732364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2011.10.018     Document Type: Article

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