Search

  • HOME
  • Search
Case Report
A case of Becker muscular dystrophy with early manifestation of cardiomyopathy
Ki Hyun Doo, Hye Won Ryu, Seung Soo Kim, Byung Chan Lim, Hui Hwang, Ki Joong Kim, Yong Seung Hwang, Jong-Hee Chae
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2012;55(9):350-353.   Published online September 14, 2012

An 18-year-old boy was admitted with chest discomfort, nausea, and dyspnea at rest. At the age of 3 years, he underwent muscle biopsy and dystrophin gene analysis owing to an enlarged calf muscle and elevated serum kinase level (6,378 U/L) without overt weakness; based on the results, Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) was diagnosed. The dystrophin gene showed deletion of exons...