Myotubular myopathy

In a 3-year old boy with a congenital non-progressive myopathy, histological and histochemical investigations of a biopsy muscle specimen revealed features typical of foetal muscular tissue. The findings have made it possible to diagnose myotubular myopathy in this case.

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Published inJournal of the neurological sciences Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 563 - 571
Main Authors Badurska, Barbara, Fidziańska, Anna, Kamieniecka, Zofia, Prot, Janina, Strugalska, Halina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.05.1969
Subjects
Adenosine Triphosphatases - analysis
Child, Preschool
Glucosyltransferases - analysis
Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase - analysis
Histocytochemistry
Humans
L-Lactate Dehydrogenase - analysis
Male
Microscopy, Electron
Muscles - pathology
Muscular Diseases - enzymology
Muscular Diseases - pathology
Succinate Dehydrogenase - analysis
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Summary:In a 3-year old boy with a congenital non-progressive myopathy, histological and histochemical investigations of a biopsy muscle specimen revealed features typical of foetal muscular tissue. The findings have made it possible to diagnose myotubular myopathy in this case.
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ISSN:0022-510X
1878-5883
DOI:10.1016/0022-510X(69)90014-8