The first Italian family with tibial muscular dystrophy caused by a novel titin mutation.

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Published in J Neurol on November 13, 2009

Authors

Marzia Pollazzon1, Tiina Suominen, Sini Penttilä, Alessandro Malandrini, Maria Alessandra Carluccio, Mauro Mondelli, Annabella Marozza, Antonio Federico, Alessandra Renieri, Peter Hackman, Maria Teresa Dotti, Bjarne Udd

Author Affiliations

1: Medical Genetics, Department Molecular Biology, University of Siena, Policlinico Le Scotte, viale Bracci 2, 53100, Siena, Italy.

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