RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 An unusual family of benign "X" linked muscular dystrophy with cardiac involvement.
JF Journal of Medical Genetics
JO J Med Genet
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 352
OP 356
DO 10.1136/jmg.13.5.352
VO 13
IS 5
A1 Wadia, R S
A1 Wadgaonkar, S U
A1 Amin, R B
A1 Sardesai, H V
YR 1976
UL http://jmg.bmj.com/content/13/5/352.abstract
AB A family of benign X-linked muscular dystrophy is described. Two of the 3 affected members appear quite representative of Becker's dystrophy. A third shows no pseudohypertrophy, only gross atrophy, affecting proximal and distal muscles and also shows early onset contractures and electrocardiographic abnormalities and is in these ways much more representative of the variety described by Emery and Dreifuss (1966). Two of the cases have distinctly abnormal electrocardiograms with extensive and deep Q waves and abnormal R/S ratios and VI. Both these have shown progression of electrocardiographic abnormalities during a 2-year follow-up. The family is reported to document this very unusual occurrence.