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Background Loss-of-function mutations in the dysferlin gene (DYSF) result in a family of muscle disorders known collectively as the dysferlinopathies. Dysferlin-deficient muscle is characterized by inflammatory foci and macrophage infiltration with subsequent decline in muscle function. Whereas macrophages function to remove necrotic tissue in acute injury, their prevalence in chronic myopathy is...
Mutations in LMNA cause a variety of diseases affecting striated muscle including autosomal Emery‐Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD), LMNA‐associated congenital muscular dystrophy (L‐CMD), and limb‐girdle muscular dystrophy type 1B (LGMD1B). Here, we describe novel and recurrent LMNA mutations identified in 50 patients from the United States and Canada, which is the first report of the distribution...
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