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Table 1 Clinical data of Swiss dysferlinopathy patients

From: Dysferlinopathy in Switzerland: clinical phenotypes and potential founder effects

Family-patient

Origin (Canton)

Sex/age (years)

Age at onset (years)

Symptoms at onset

CK level (IU/L)

Cardiac ultrasound/ECG

Pulmonary function

EMG

A-1

Fribourg

M/58

23

Steppage gait

>2.300

normal/normal

FVC 55 %

n.d.

A-2

 

F/54

28

Difficulty walking on tiptoes

>2.300

normal/normal

normal

Tibialis anterior muscle: myopathic, fibrillations

B-3

Aargau

F/33

15

Difficulty running

3.800

normal/normal

normal

Biceps brachii muscle: myopathic

C-4

Schwyz

M/27

17

Difficulty skiing

>23.000

normal/normal

normal

Vastus lateralis muscle:

    

(downhill) and running;

   

myopathic, fibrillations,

    

leg pain

   

positive sharp waves

C-5

 

F/24

17

Difficulty walking on

 >15.000

normal/normal

normal

Tibialis anterior muscle:

    

tiptoes; leg pain

   

myopathic

C-6

 

F/31

 

blood sample provided

    
    

for haplotype analysis;

    
    

consultation rejected

    

C-7

 

M/16

14

 Difficulty toe walking

 46.350

normal/normal

normal

Vastus lateralis muscle:

        

myopathic; positive

        

sharp waves

C-8

 

F/54

16

 Leg weakness

 n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

Extensor carpi radialis

        

muscle: myopathic

D-9

Schwyz

F/45

16

Gowers’ sign

>2.200

normal/normal

n.d.

Vastus lateralis muscle:

        

myopathic; fibrillations,

        

positive sharp waves

D-10

 

F/46

 

blood sample provided

    
    

for haplotype

    

D-11

 

M/48

 

analysis;

    
    

consultation rejected

    

E-12

Thurgau

M/28

20

Difficulty jumping,

>10.600

normal/normal

normal

n.d. (syncope during

    

Leg pain

   

needle insertion)

F-13

Schwyz

M/22

21

Leg weakness

>9.000

normal/normal

normal

Gastrocnemius muscle:

        

myopathic; fibrillations, positive sharp waves

  1. M male, F female, FVC Forced vital capacity, n.d. not done, normal CK < 167 U/l. “myopathic” refers to small, short, polyphasic potentials