New Insights into Genotype-phenotype Correlations in Chinese Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy: A Retrospective Analysis of 178 Patients

New Insights into Genotype-phenotype Correlations in Chinese Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy: A Retrospective Analysis of 178 Patients

Background: Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), a common autosomal dominant muscular disorder, is caused by contraction of the D4Z4 repeats on 4q35. The complicated genotype-phenotype correlation among different ethnic population remains a controversial subject. We aimed to refine this co...

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Main Authors: Feng Lin, Zhi-Qiang Wang, Min-Ting Lin, Shen-Xing Murong, Ning Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2015-01-01
Series:Chinese Medical Journal
Subjects:
Asymptomatic; Facio-scapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy; Genetic Counseling; Phenotype
Online Access:http://www.cmj.org/article.asp?issn=0366-6999;year=2015;volume=128;issue=13;spage=1707;epage=1713;aulast=Lin

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