PATIENT 1 A 58-year-old woman began to have symptoms at age 44 of slowly progressive proximal muscle weakness predominantly affecting the lower limbs.
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elevated CK Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) Progressive proximal muscle weakness, prominent quadriceps weakness, calf hypertrophy, elevated CK, cardiomyopathy Selenoprotein
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muscle weakness affecting proximal more than distal muscles.24,34 In a recent observational study, weakness of the proximal extremities was the presenting symptom in 93%
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