Novel findings associated with MTM1 suggest a higher number of female symptomatic carriers.

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Published in Neuromuscul Disord on February 17, 2016

Authors

Marco Savarese1, Olimpia Musumeci2, Teresa Giugliano1, Anna Rubegni3, Chiara Fiorillo3, Fabiana Fattori4, Annalaura Torella1, Roberta Battini3, Carmelo Rodolico2, Aniello Pugliese5, Giulio Piluso6, Lorenzo Maggi7, Adele D'Amico4, Claudio Bruno8, Enrico Bertini4, Filippo Maria Santorelli3, Marina Mora7, Antonio Toscano2, Carlo Minetti8, Vincenzo Nigro9

Author Affiliations

1: Dipartimento di Biochimica, Biofisica e Patologia Generale, Seconda Università di Napoli, Napoli, Italy; Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Pozzuoli, Italy.
2: Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy.
3: IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, Pisa, Italy.
4: IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Roma, Italy.
5: A.O.R.N.A. Cardarelli, Napoli, Italy.
6: Dipartimento di Biochimica, Biofisica e Patologia Generale, Seconda Università di Napoli, Napoli, Italy.
7: Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Istituto Besta, Milano, Italy.
8: Center of Myology and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy.
9: Dipartimento di Biochimica, Biofisica e Patologia Generale, Seconda Università di Napoli, Napoli, Italy; Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Pozzuoli, Italy. Electronic address: vinnigro@gmail.com.

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