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Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle

Known as: MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, LIMB GIRDLE TYPE, Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophies, Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle 
A heterogenous group of inherited muscular dystrophy that can be autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive. There are many forms (called LGMDs… 
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Becker Muscular DystrophyConnective and Soft TissueDYSF geneDYSF protein, human

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DysferlinopathyEpidermolysa bullosa simplex and limb girdle muscular dystrophyINCLUSION BODY MYOPATHY WITH EARLY-ONSET PAGET DISEASE AND FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIALimb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A

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Muscular DystrophyMyopathy

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The comparable size and overlapping nature of upper limb distal and proximal muscle representations in the human motor cortex
The purpose of this study was to determine the relative size and location of proximal and distal upper limb muscle… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Limb‐girdle muscular dystrophies – from genetics to molecular pathology
The limb‐girdle muscular dystrophies are a diverse group of muscle‐wasting disorders characteristically affecting the large… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Repairing the tears: dysferlin in muscle membrane repair.
Review
1998
Review
1998
Animal models of muscular dystrophies.
Recent advances in molecular biology have indicated that many mutant animal models of muscular dystrophy share common genetic and… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Projection to the cerebral cortex from proximal and distal muscles in the human upper limb.
Motor-point stimulation using insulated microelectrodes has been used to assess the cerebral projection from a number of single… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Passive joint position sense after total hip replacement surgery
Passive joint position sense was tested in 10 subjects after unilateral total hip replacement surgery (which included… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
The projection patterns of the ventral horn to the hind limb during development.
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Carrier detection in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
We measured endogenous phosphorylation of peak II (apparent molecular weight of 220,000 daltons) of the erythrocyte membrane in… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Membrane protein kinase alteration in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
DUCHENNE muscular dystrophy (DuD) is the severe form of heredo-familial muscular dystrophy inherited as a sex linked recessive… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Ribosomal protein synthesis in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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