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Congenital Myopathy 14
A congenital myopathy that is characterized by onset of severe muscle weakness apparent at birth and sometimes in utero and that is caused by homozygous mutation in the MYL1 gene on chromosome 2q32. Affected infants have
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A congenital myopathy that is characterized by onset of severe muscle weakness apparent at birth and sometimes in utero and that is caused by homozygous mutation in the MYL1 gene on chromosome 2q32. Affected infants have
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