Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3080118 | Neuromuscular Disorders | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Dynamin 2 gene (DNM2) mutations result in an autosomal dominant centronuclear myopathy (CNM) and a Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) neuropathy. DNM2-CMT but not DNM2-CNM patients were noted to have neutropenia. We here report a man with paravertebral muscles hypertrophy and mild neutropenia. His muscle biopsy was typical for CNM with additional “necklace” fibers. Sequencing of DNM2 revealed a known heterozygous c.1269C > T (p.Arg369Trp) mutation. Necklace fibers were considered as a pathological hallmark of late onset X-linked CNM due to mutations in MTM1 but have not been observed in DNM2-CNM. The findings broaden the features of DNM2-myopathy.
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Authors
Teerin Liewluck, Tracy L. Lovell, Anna V. Bite, Andrew G. Engel,