Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy: Dux gene evolution and molecular diagnostics

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a progressive muscle-wasting disease that affects about 7/100,000 people. The first symptoms usually appear in the muscles of the shoulder, the face and the foot. The molecular cause of FSHD has been traced to the macrosatellite D4Z4, located on the c...

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Main Author: Leidenroth, Andreas
Published: University of London 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.603546