Whole exome sequencing in 33 patients revealed 4 novel variants in 11 limbs-girdle muscular dystrophy families

Sonehra^a, Ishtiaq Ahmed^{b c}, Fahimullah^{d e}, Abdur Rehman, Ranjha Khan^{f g}, Ahmed Waqas^h, Hammad Tufail Chaudharyⁱ, Obaid ur Rahman^j, Muhammad Abbas^g, N. Tariq^{d e g}, Muhammad Tariq^g, Muhammad Asim^{a d}, Gul Ghani^{d e}, Muhammad Sohaib^d, Mansoor Khan^{d g}, Bakht Tarin Khan^{g k l}, Taimoor Khan^g, G. Rehman^a, M. Umair^{m n}, M. Jelani^g, Q. Zaman✉

1. ^aDepartment of Zoology, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan
2. ^bInstitute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, 46000, Pakistan
3. ^cMetropole Laboratories (Private) Limited, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
4. ^dDepartment of Zoology, Government Postgraduate College Dargai, Malakand, 23060, Pakistan
5. ^eKaisee Dreams Research Laboratory Dargai, Malakand, 23060, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
6. ^fDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
7. ^gRare Diseases Genetics and Genomics, Centre for Omic Sciences, Islamia College Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan
8. ^hDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Emerson University, Multan, Pakistan
9. ⁱDepartment of Pathology, Medical College, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
10. ^jDepartment of Biochemistry, Swat Medical College, Swat, Pakistan
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