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  • Title: Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy in the Netherlands: gene defect identified in half the families.
    Author: van der Kooi AJ, Frankhuizen WS, Barth PG, Howeler CJ, Padberg GW, Spaans F, Wintzen AR, Wokke JH, van Ommen GJ, de Visser M, Bakker E, Ginjaar HB.
    Journal: Neurology; 2007 Jun 12; 68(24):2125-8. PubMed ID: 17562833.
    Abstract:
    Pheno- and genotype correlation is attempted in a Dutch cross-sectional study on limb- girdle muscular dystrophy. Sarcoglycans, caveolin-3, calpain-3, and dysferlin were analyzed on muscle tissue. Mutation analysis of the calpain-3, caveolin-3, and fukutin-related protein gene was executed in successive order for all samples. In 51% of all families a classifying diagnosis was made. Several new mutations in LGMD2A, B, and C patients have been found in this population.
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