Novel mutations in the emerin gene in Israeli families

Emery‐Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy (EMD or EDMD) is a rare X‐linked recessive disorder, characterized by progressive muscle wasting and weakness, contractures, and cardiomyopathy, manifesting as heart block. Mutation analysis at the EMD gene locus was performed in 4 unrelated Israeli families with X‐...

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