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Muscle pathology and whole-body MRI in a polyglucosan myopathy associated with a novel glycogenin-1 mutation.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Oct 2015
Luo Sushan, Zhu Wenhua, Yue Dongyue, Lin Jie, Wang Yin, Zhu Zhen, Qiu Wenjuan, Lu Jiahong, Hedberg-Oldfors Carola, Oldfors Anders, Zhao Chongbo
Abstract excerpt
We report a 46-year-old female with late-onset skeletal myopathy affecting proximal limb muscles. Muscle biopsy revealed a polyglucosan myopathy with PAS-positive inclusions predominantly in glycogen-depleted fibers, which were demonstrated as type I fibers by ATPase staining. Whole-body magnetic imaging disclosed that the paravertebral, scapular, and pelvic girdle muscles, the anterior compartment of the arms,...
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