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Neutral lipid storage disease with myopathy: a whole-body nuclear MRI and metabolic study.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Feb 2013
Laforêt Pascal, Stojkovic Tanya, Bassez Guillaume, Carlier Pierre G, Clément Karine, Wahbi Karim, Petit François M, Eymard Bruno, Carlier Robert-Yves
Abstract excerpt
Neutral lipid storage disease with myopathy (NLSDM) is caused by a mutation in the gene encoding adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL), and is characterized by the presence of numerous triglyceride-containing cytoplasmic droplets in type I muscle fibers. Major clinical manifestations concern the heart and skeletal muscle, and some patients also present diabetes mellitus. We report the clinical, metabolic, and...
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