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Muscle fiber-type distribution, fiber-type-specific damage, and the Pompe disease phenotype.
Journal of inherited metabolic disease - 1 Sept 2013
van den Berg L E M, Drost M R, Schaart G, de Laat J, van Doorn P A, van der Ploeg A T, Reuser A J J
Abstract excerpt
Pompe disease is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by acid α-glucosidase deficiency and characterized by progressive muscle weakness. Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) has ameliorated patients' perspectives, but reversal of skeletal muscle pathology remains a challenge. We studied pretreatment b...
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