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Myotonia congenita is a non-dystrophic skeletal muscle disorder characterized by muscle stiffness and an inability of the muscle to relax after voluntary contraction caused by a mutation in the gene encoding skeletal muscle chloride channel-1 (CLCN1). We encountered a case of Thomsen disease with ptosis. A short tau inversion recovery MR imaging demonstrated high-intensity lesions in the levator palpebrae superioris muscles. Molecular genetic testing revealed a heterozygosity for the c.1439C>A (p.P480H) mutation in the CLCN1 gene. The expression level of ClC-1 was significantly reduced on the sarcolemma of the biceps brachii muscle from the patient, compared with that from healthy volunteer. Functional analysis of the p.P480H mutation is required for further elucidating the pathogenesis of Thomsen disease.
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PMID:Thomsen disease with ptosis and abnormal MR findings. 2766 73