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Distal myopathy with rimmed vacuoles in a case of opercular syndrome.
Brain & development - 1 Aug 2006
Toriumi Yoshitaka, Takusa Yuichi, Uchiyama Atsushi, Kimura Masahiko, Sejima Hitoshi, Yamaguchi Seiji, Eda Isematsu, Nishino Ichizo, Nonaka Ikuya
Abstract excerpt
We report the case of a 30-year-old man with opercular syndrome who developed distal myopathy with rimmed vacuoles (DMRV). Muscle biopsy showed variation in fiber size and scattered fibers with rimmed vacuoles. The identification of a homozygous c. 1714G>C (p. V572L) mutation in the GNE gene genetically confirmed the diagnosis of DMRV, which is thought to be identical to hereditary inclusion body myopathy (HIBM)....
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