Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy in Brazilian children: clinical, histological and molecular characterization

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD) are a heterogeneous group of genetic muscular dystrophies, involving 16 autosomal recessive subtypes and eight autosomal dominant subtypes. Autosomal recessive dystrophy is far more common than autosomal dominant dystrophy, particularly in children. The clinic...

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Main Author: Marco A. Veloso Albuquerque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2014-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2014000600481&lng=en&tlng=en