Treatment of dysferlinopathy with deflazacort: a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial
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Treatment of dysferlinopathy with deflazacort: a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial
BACKGROUND Dysferlinopathies are autosomal recessive disorders caused by mutations in the dysferlin (DYSF) gene encoding the dysferlin protein. DYSF mutations lead to a wide range of muscular phenotypes, with the most prominent being Miyoshi myopathy (MM) and limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B (LGMD2B). METHODS We assessed the one-year-natural course of dysferlinopathy, and the safety and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1750-1172
DOI: 10.1186/1750-1172-8-26