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Atypical nuclear abnormalities in a patient with Brody disease.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Oct 2015
Mussini Jean-Marie, Magot Armelle, Hantaï Daniel, Sternberg Damien, Chevessier Frédéric, Péréon Yann
Abstract excerpt
Brody disease was first described as a benign pseudo-myotonic disorder with muscular stiffness, which increased with exercise. Biochemical and genetic studies have pointed out its close relationship to a functional defect of the fast-twitch sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(++) ATPase pump (SERCA1) encoded by the ATP2A1 gene located on chromosome 16. The histopathological features in this form of myopathy were generally...
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