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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 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 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 ...

Atypical myopathy is not infectious and can affect horses of all ages and types, although young horses may be more vulnerable. Some horses appear to be more susceptible than others, which may be ...

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 ...

If you're buying rotisserie chicken from the store and notice it looks a little green, it may actually still be safe to eat.

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).

ADI-001 clinical development program now addresses six autoimmune diseases. Patient enrollment for idiopathic inflammatory myopathy and stiff person syndrome cohort expected to be initiated in the ...