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Hereditary inclusion-body myopathies.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Apr 2015
Broccolini Aldobrando, Mirabella Massimiliano
Abstract excerpt
The term hereditary inclusion-body myopathies (HIBMs) defines a group of rare muscle disorders with autosomal recessive or dominant inheritance and presence of muscle fibers with rimmed vacuoles and collection of cytoplasmic or nuclear 15-21 nm diameter tubulofilaments as revealed by muscle biopsy. The most common form of HIBM is due to mutations of the GNE gene that codes for a rate-limiting enzyme in the sialic...
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