Several years ago, autosomal dominant myofibrillar myopathy (MFM) in combination with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC7) was tentatively mapped to a 10.6-Mbp (million base ...

Steroid myopathy was identified in 29 (41%) patients. Steroid myopathy was generally of moderate severity with severe debilitating steroid myopathy seen in only 3% of patients.

The oxidase, cytochrome c, assembly 1-like (OXA1L) gene plays a key role in inserting and assembling proteins in the inner ...

Myopathy is a common term for a muscle disease that is unrelated to any disorder of innervation or neuromuscular junction, with a wide range of possible etiologies. Practically all types of ...

Madison, WI - Myopathy associated with statin use, for which those with renal insufficiency are at particular risk, is generally self-limiting, with a benign clinical outcome, a new retrospective ...

THE causes of potassium depletion 1 which may lead to myopathy include endogenous or exogenous adrenal hypercorticism, excessive gastrointestinal-fluid losses, kaliuretic agents, Fanconi syndrome ...

The largest case series to date of statin-associated myopathy shows that it is generally self-limiting, with a benign clinical outcome. Reassuringly, more than 80% of patients were tried on a ...

Myopathy is a general term for diseases that affect your muscles. The muscle fibers don’t work properly, which leads to muscle weakness and other symptoms. Some myopathy is inherited and present ...

To the Editor: Inhaled corticosteroids are primary controllers of asthma, and they are safe if used in moderate doses.1 Myopathy is a known side effect of oral corticosteroid therapy,2 but it has s ...

Causes of Nemaline Myopathy. The primary cause of Nemaline myopathy is genetic mutations, particularly in one of two genes: NEB (nebulin) or ACTA1 (actin alpha skeletal muscle 1).

Atypical myopathy in horses (also known as seasonal pasture myopathy, sycamore myopathy or sycamore poisoning) is an often fatal illness, usually found in grazing equines — mostly in the autumn ...