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No cardiomyopathy in X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Jun 2015
Saraste Antti, Koskenvuo Juha W, Airaksinen Juhani, Ramachandran Nivetha, Munteanu Iulia, Udd Bjarne, Huovinen Sanna, Kalimo Hannu, Minassian Berge A
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In X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy (XMEA) progressive sarcoplasmic accumulation of autolysosomes filled with undegraded debris leads to atrophy and weakness of skeletal muscles. XMEA is caused by compromised acidification of lysosomes resulting from hypofunction of the proton pump vacu...
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