Clinical Heterogeneity in Dysferlinopathy

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Objective To clarify the clinical heterogeneity and genotype-phenotype correlation in dysferlinopathy. Methods We evaluated clinical parameters of 74 dysferlinopathy patients with known dysferlin gene mutations who were previously reported in the literature. Results The age at onset varied from 12 to 59 years (mean 21.7 years). Based on the initial distribution of muscle involvement, clinical phenotypes were divided into four subtypes: limb-girdle type, Miyoshis type, distal anterior compartment type, or scapuloperoneal type. These phenotypic differences were prominent at the early stages, but were difficult to recognize later in the progression of the disease. Patients with missense mutations had significantly more severe functional status at examination and higher creatine kinase levels than those with frameshift or nonsense mutations. Conclusion Dysferlinopathy exhibited marked heterogeneity in the age at onset, initial distribution of muscle involvement, and rate of disease progression. As this heterogeneity was observed even within the same family, some additional factors distinct from dysferlin might be involved.(Internal Medicine 41: 532-536, 2002)
社団法人日本内科学会の論文
2002-07-01