Congestive cardiomyopathy in a family of Becker's X-linked muscular dystrophy
Open Access
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Vol. 53 (615), 12-15
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.53.615.12
Abstract
Summary: Ths dissociation of gross congestive cardiomyopathy and muscle disease in different members of a family affected with Becker's benign X-linked muscular dystrophy is described. The possibility that cardiomyopathy and muscular dystrophy may be the expressions of the same mutant gene has been suggested.Keywords
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