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Remarks on Mitochondrial Myopathies. [PDF]
Mitochondrial myopathies represent a heterogeneous group of diseases caused mainly by genetic mutations to proteins that are related to mitochondrial oxidative metabolism. Meanwhile, a similar etiopathogenetic mechanism (i.e., a deranged oxidative phosphorylation and a dramatic reduction of ATP synthesis) reveals that the evolution of these myopathies ...
Bottoni P, Gionta G, Scatena R.
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AbstractMitochondrial myopathies are clinically heterogeneous disorders that can affect multiple systems besides skeletal muscle (mitochondrial encephalomyopathies or cytopathies) and are usually defined by morphological abnormalities of muscle mitochondria.
DiMauro S. +4 more
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Frequency of Childhood Mitochondrial Myopathies
The frequency of mitochondrial diseases among patients with childhood encephalopathies and myopathies in a defined population of Northern Finland was investigated at the University of Oulu, Finland.
J Gordon Millichap
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AbstractThe mitochondrial myopathies or encephalomyopathies with known biochemical defects can be divided into 5 groups: (1) defects of mitochondrial transport, such as CPT deficiency or carnitine deficiencies; (2) defects of substrate utilization, such as PDHC deficiency or defects of β‐oxidation; (3) defects of the Krebs cycle, such as fumarase ...
DiMauro S. +5 more
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Characteristics of metabolic myopathies among Egyptian patients
Background Metabolic Myopathies are characterized by defect in muscle energy production. The main symptoms are exercise intolerance, fatigue, myalgias, rhabdomyolysis and \or weakness, they present with episodic or fixed manifestations.
Mennat-Allah M. Elgamal +4 more
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Advances in Management of Mitochondrial Myopathies. [PDF]
Mitochondria, the energy factories of human organisms, can be the cause of a variety of genetic disorders called mitochondrial myopathies. Mitochondrial diseases arise from genetic alterations in either mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) or nuclear DNA (nDNA) and
Bangeas A +10 more
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Mitochondrial myopathies [PDF]
The mitochondrial myopathies give rise to a diverse group of clinical syndromes, variably involving skeletal muscle and the central nervous system, with onset in childhood or adult life. In vitro studies of mitochondrial metabolism have identified a variety of functional defects of the respiratory chain, predominantly affecting complex I or complex III
A E, Harding, I J, Holt
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Background Decreased ryanodine receptor type 1 (RyR1) protein levels are a well‐described feature of recessive RYR1‐related myopathies. The aim of the present study was twofold: (1) to determine whether RyR1 content is also decreased in other myopathies ...
Jeremy Vidal +10 more
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Metabolic and Mitochondrial Myopathies
Metabolic and mitochondrial myopathies are genetic disorders that cause muscle disease due to a deficiency in energy metabolism. Particularly, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism disorders cause myopathy.
Diniz, Gülden +2 more
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Muscle biopsy essential diagnostic advice for pathologists
Background Muscle biopsies are important diagnostic procedures in neuromuscular practice. Recent advances in genetic analysis have profoundly modified Myopathology diagnosis.
Ana Cotta +14 more
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