Introduction: Calpain 3 deficiency causes limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A, which is one of the most common forms of limb girdle muscular dystrophy. Nevertheless, calpainopathy is not always associated with mutations in the specific gene and secondary reduction in protein expression has been described. Case Report: We report a case of a 43-year-old man who complained of thigh muscle stiffness and had muscle hypertrophy of both vastus medialis with prolonged myotonic contraction by percussion. A muscle biopsy showed dystrophic features and calpain 3 deficiency was shown by immunoblot analysis although mutations in the specific gene were not found. Known cases of secondary calpain 3 protein deficiency were ruled out and mutations in MD1 and MD2 genes were excluded. Conclusions: This patient represents the first case of calpain 3 deficiency with selective pseudohypertrophy of vastus medialis muscles. Copyright © 2012 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Selective pseudohypertrophy of vastus medialis muscles associated with calpain 3 deficiency
Neri M.;Gualandi F.;Ferlini A.;
2012
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Introduction: Calpain 3 deficiency causes limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A, which is one of the most common forms of limb girdle muscular dystrophy. Nevertheless, calpainopathy is not always associated with mutations in the specific gene and secondary reduction in protein expression has been described. Case Report: We report a case of a 43-year-old man who complained of thigh muscle stiffness and had muscle hypertrophy of both vastus medialis with prolonged myotonic contraction by percussion. A muscle biopsy showed dystrophic features and calpain 3 deficiency was shown by immunoblot analysis although mutations in the specific gene were not found. Known cases of secondary calpain 3 protein deficiency were ruled out and mutations in MD1 and MD2 genes were excluded. Conclusions: This patient represents the first case of calpain 3 deficiency with selective pseudohypertrophy of vastus medialis muscles. Copyright © 2012 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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