Benign juvenile focal muscular atrophy of upper extremities--a familial case.
A 53-year-old man and his 18-year-old son, both suffering from benign focal muscular atrophy of upper extremities are described. To our knowledge this is the first familial case of this disease in Caucasians.
Schlegel
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U
Department of Neurology, University of Bonn, F.R.G.
Jerusalem
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F
Tackmann
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W
Cordt
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A
Tsuda
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Y
D000293:Adolescent; D001132:Arm / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001284:Atrophy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology