Article
AMP deaminase deficiency in skeletal muscle is unlikely to be of clinical relevance.
Journal of neurology - 1 Mar 2008
Hanisch Frank, Joshi Pushpa, Zierz Stephan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The homozygous c.34C>T mutation in the AMPD1 gene encoding the muscle-specific isoform of AMP deaminase (AMPD) accounts for the vast majority of inherited skeletal muscle AMPD deficiencies. It is controversial (i) whether AMPD deficiency is associated with exercise-induced complaints and (ii) whether an acquired form exists in which an underlying neuromuscular disorder additionally lowers the AMPD...
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