Physicians' Experiences as Patients with Statin Side Effects: A Case Series. [PDF]
, 2017 Physicians are among those prescribed statins and therefore, subject to potential statin adverse effects (AEs). There is little information on the impact of statin AEs on physicians affected by them. We sought to assess the character and impact of statin
Golomb, Beatrice Alexandra +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2016 Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a severe and currently incurable progressive neuromuscular condition, caused by mutations in the DMD gene that result in the inability to produce dystrophin. Lack of dystrophin leads to loss of muscle fibres and a reduction
Narinder Janghra +6 more
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Myositis associated with localized lipodystrophy: an unrecognized condition?
European Journal of Medical Research, 2009 Lipodystrophies represent a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by altered body fat repartition and often metabolic alterations.
Gdynia H-J +5 more
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The effects of aging on biceps brachii muscle fibers: a morphometrical study from biopsies and autopsies [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2003 OBJECTIVES: In order to study the morphology and size of muscle fibers, cross sections of biceps brachii samples from autopsies, up to 9 hours after death, and biopsies of 72 subjects were compared. The subjects aged 13 to 84 years in both sexes. METHODS:
Ana Cláudia Mattiello-Sverzut +4 more
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IgD Multiple Myeloma Paraproteinemia as a Cause of Myositis
Neurology Research International, 2010 A 48-years old man was diagnosed an IgD-k multiple myeloma (MM) at age 38 years for which he successfully underwent chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant.
I. Colombo +9 more
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A percutaneous needle biopsy technique for sampling the supraclavicular brown adipose tissue depot of humans. [PDF]
, 2015 Brown adipose tissue (BAT) has been proposed as a potential target tissue against obesity and its related metabolic complications. Although the molecular and functional characteristics of BAT have been intensively studied in rodents, only a few studies ...
Annamalai, P +6 more
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Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2019 Background: Juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (JIIM) are rare and heterogeneous. Subtype identification is important for treatment. Materials and Methods: Patients below 18 years diagnosed as idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) according to ...
Sundaram Challa +7 more
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Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: From muscle biopsy to serology
Indian Journal of Rheumatology, 2020 Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are heterogeneous group of muscle disorders characterized by variable degree of muscle weakness and muscle inflammation. Various classification systems have been proposed for myositis.
Ritu Verma, Vimal Kumar Paliwal
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Effects of spermidine supplementation on cognition and biomarkers in older adults with subjective cognitive decline (SmartAge)—study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Given the global increase in the aging population and age-related diseases, the promotion of healthy aging is one of the most crucial public health issues.
Benson, Gloria +18 more
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Label-free proteomics identifies Calreticulin and GRP75/Mortalin as peripherally accessible protein biomarkers for spinal muscular atrophy [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disease resulting from mutations in the survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene. Recent breakthroughs in preclinical research have highlighted several potential novel therapies for SMA, increasing ...
Gillingwater, T. H. +4 more
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