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BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
卷 8, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-8-115
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- NINDS NIH HHS [P01 NS40828-01A1, K08 NS048180, P01 NS040828] Funding Source: Medline
Background: There is a marked variation in clinical phenotypes that have been associated with mutations in FKRP, ranging from severe congenital muscular dystrophies to limb- girdle muscular dystrophy type 2I (LGMD2I). Methods: We screened the FKRP gene in two cohorts totaling 87 patients with the LGMD phenotype. Results: The c. 826C > A, p. L276I mutation was present in six patients and a compound heterozygote mutation in a seventh patient. Six patients had a mild LGMD2I phenotype, which resembles that of Becker muscular dystrophy. The other patient had onset before the age of 3 years, and thus may follow a more severe course. Conclusion: These findings suggest that LGMD2I may be common in certain North American populations. This diagnosis should be considered early in the evaluation of LGMD.
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