Article
Medical complications in long-term survivors with X-linked myotubular myopathy.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Feb 1999
Herman G E, Finegold M, Zhao W, de Gouyon B, Metzenberg A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: X-linked myotubular myopathy (MTM1) is a rare developmental disorder of skeletal muscle characterized by the presence of central nuclei in biopsy specimens from affected male subjects. Until recently, the disorder was usually fatal within the first year of life. This study was underta...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cognition
- Gastrointestinal Diseases
- Genetic Linkage
- Growth
- Hematologic Diseases
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Muscle, Skeletal
