Article
The etiology of rhabdomyolysis: an interaction between genetic susceptibility and external triggers.
European journal of neurology - 1 Feb 2021
Kruijt N, van den Bersselaar L R, Kamsteeg E J, Verbeeck W, Snoeck M M J, Everaerd D S, Abdo W F, Jansen D R M, Erasmus C E, Jungbluth H, Voermans N C
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Rhabdomyolysis is a medical emergency characterized by acute skeletal muscle breakdown with a sudden rise and subsequent fall of serum creatine kinase (CK) levels. Rhabdomyolysis events are provoked by exposure to external triggers, possibly in combination with an increased genetic susceptibility. We aimed to describe comprehensively the external triggers and potentially pathogenic genetic...
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