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Inclusion body myositis coexisting with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: an autopsy study.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Aug 2012
Inamori Yukie, Higuchi Itsuro, Inoue Teruhiko, Sakiyama Yusuke, Hashiguchi Akihiro, Higashi Keiko, Shiraishi Tadafumi, Okubo Ryuichi, Arimura Kimiyoshi, Mitsuyama Yoshio, Takashima Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Inclusion body myositis is an inflammatory myopathy characterized pathologically by rimmed vacuoles and the accumulation of amyloid-related proteins. Autopsy studies in these patients, including histochemical examinations of multiple skeletal muscles, have not yet been published. In this paper, we describe the autopsy findings of a patient with inclusion body myositis and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. A...
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