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The serum creatine kinase (CK) level was normal or mildly increased. Muscle biopsy indicated chronic myopathic changes and minicores. Muscle magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed diffuse fatty infiltration of the gluteus maximus and thigh muscle. <jats:italic>SEPN1<\/jats:italic> gene analysis revealed 16 compound heterozygous variants, 81.3% of which are unreported, including 7 exon 1 variants. 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