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CASE REPORT

Case Report: Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome Presenting with Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis Caused by De-Novel Compound Heterozygous MUSK Mutation

Lan Jiang1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University; Henan Children’s Hospital; Zhengzhou Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450003, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Sheng-Cai Wang2 National Center for Children’s Health, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100045, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jie Zhang2 National Center for Children’s Health, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100045, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Fu-Gen Han1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University; Henan Children’s Hospital; Zhengzhou Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450003, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jing Zhao2 National Center for Children’s Health, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100045, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Ying Xu1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University; Henan Children’s Hospital; Zhengzhou Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450003, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 373-379 | Received 24 Nov 2022, Accepted 21 Mar 2023, Published online: 17 Apr 2023

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