Novel Desmin Mutation Causing Myofibrillar Myopathy in a Hmong Family

Myofibrillar myopathies (MFM) are a clinically and genetically heterogenous group of inherited myopathies characterized by aggregation of Z-disc proteins. Mutations in desmin account for ~7% of MFM. We report here a Hmong family with an autosomal dominant MFM caused by a novel variant in the desmin...

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Main Authors: Stefan Nicolau, Benjamin M. Howe, Elie Naddaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.01375/full