Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is a hereditary muscle disease, characterized by the clinical triade of early-onset joint contractures, progressive muscle weakness, and cardiac involvement. Pathogenic variants in FHL1 can cause a rare X-linked recessive form of EDMD, type 6. We report three men with novel variants in FHL1 leading to EDMD6.
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