CONGENITAL MYOPATHIES – NEMALINE MYOPATHIES [PDF]
Neuromuscular Disorders, 2021 V. Lehtokari +5 more
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Weakness After an Intra-articular Steroid Injection: A Case Report of Acute Steroid-induced Myopathy
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2022 Introduction: Weakness is a common chief complaint in the emergency department, and the use of glucocorticoids is pervasive in medicine. Muscle weakness, or myopathy, is a well documented side effect of chronic glucocorticoid use. However, acute myopathy,
Matthew R. Jordan +2 more
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An autopsy study of a familial oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) with distal spread and neurogenic involvement [PDF]
, 1981 An 81-year-old man from a family with a history of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) involving 6 members over 4 generations is described. The patient first noted drooping of his eyelids at the age of 65.
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Statin-associated muscle symptoms (SAMS) in primary prevention for cardiovascular disease in older adults:A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials [PDF]
, 2017 IntroductionAlthough statins are commonly used for prevention of cardiovascular disease, there is limited evidence about statin-related adverse effects in older people. Statin-related adverse events (AEs), especially the statin-associated muscle symptoms
Albarqouni, Loai +4 more
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The myokine GDF-15 is a potential biomarker for myositis and associates with the protein aggregates of sporadic inclusion body myositis. [PDF]
, 2020 Background: The cytokine growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) has been associated with inflammatory and mitochondrial disease, warranting exploration of its expression in myositis patients.
De Bleecker, Jan +2 more
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Endocrine myopathy: Case-based review
Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, 2016 Endocrine myopathy means muscle weakness in the presence of an abnormal endocrine state. Most of the endocrine disorders are associated with myopathy and it is usually reversible with correction of the underlying disturbance, though, there is an ...
Babul Reddy Hanmayyagari +4 more
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Crystal structures of the human Dysferlin inner DysF domain [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Mutations in dysferlin, the first protein linked with the cell membrane repair mechanism, causes a group of muscular dystrophies called dysferlinopathies.
Cole, Ambrose R. +4 more
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Testing of therapies in a novel nebulin nemaline myopathy model demonstrate a lack of efficacy
Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 2018 Nemaline myopathies are heterogeneous congenital muscle disorders causing skeletal muscle weakness and, in some cases, death soon after birth. Mutations in nebulin, encoding a large sarcomeric protein required for thin filament function, are responsible ...
Tamar E. Sztal +5 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Selection for quantitative traits in meat broilers such as breast yield and growth rate exert physiological pressure leading to ante mortem histological and biochemical alterations in muscle tissues. The poultry industry has recently witnessed a myopathy
Pramir Maharjan +6 more
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BMC Rheumatology, 2022 Background Nemaline myopathies are congenital or acquired muscle disorders that typically present in childhood but can occasionally occur in adults with underlying malignant, infectious or autoimmune disorders.
Christina Vogel +3 more
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