Case for the panel. An unusual, common (?) finding in skeletal muscle biopsies.
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Abstract Long-term treatment with carbamazepine is associated with many metabolic changes, including elevations in serum cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, and triglyceride levels. Oxcarbazepine has been reported to be a…
Abstract Polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a condition with an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance and adult onset. Two forms of the disease, ADPKD1 and ADPKD2, caused by mutations in…
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Abstract A novel form of autosomal recessive distal hereditary motor neuronopathy (distal HMN) is reported. The presence of pyramidal signs within the early stages of the disease with persistence of…
Abstract Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) is a pluripotent proinflammatory cytokine and is thought to play an important role in the inflammatory process of multiple sclerosis (MS). A G-->A transition in…
Abstract To identify and to characterize functionally the mutational basis of congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS) linked to chromosome 17p.A total of 37 patients belonging to 13 CMS families, 9 of…
Abstract The objectives of this study were to evaluate a novel semiquantitative application of the bioluminescence test for screening newborns for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and to use this technique…
Abstract Mitochondrial encephalomyopathies (MEs) are a heterogeneous group of multisystem disorders with extreme variability in clinical phenotype. Due to their complex nature, accurate diagnosis requires a coordinated approach, based on…
Abstract A detailed morphometric analysis of glomerular basement membrane (GBM) thickness was carried out on biopsies from 16 patients exhibiting normal histology and unremarkable immunofluorescence. Eleven of these patients presented…