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Uncompacted myelin lamellae in peripheral nerve biopsy.
Ultrastructural pathology - 1 Jan 2000
Vital Claude, Vital Anne, Bouillot Sandrine, Favereaux Alexandre, Lagueny Alain, Ferrer Xavier, Brechenmacher Christiane, Petry Klaus G
Abstract excerpt
Since 1979, the authors have studied 49 peripheral nerve biopsies presenting uncompacted myelin lamellae (UML). Based on the ultrastructural pattern of UML they propose a 3-category classification. The first category includes cases displaying regular UML, which was observed in 43 cases; it was more frequent in 9 cases with polyneuropathy organomegaly endocrinopathy m-protein skin changes (POEMS) syndrome as well...
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