Miyoshi myopathy in Saudi Arabia: Clinical, electrophysiological, histopathological and radiological features

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 321-326

  Cupler, Edward J ^a   Bohlega, Saeed ^a   Hessler, Richard ^a   McLean, Donald ^a   Stigsby, Bent ^a   Ahmad, Javed ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Miyoshi myopathy; Muscular dystrophy; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ADHALIN; CREATINE KINASE; DYSTROPHIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN; SARCOGLYCAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CELL VACUOLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 2P; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; EDEMA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENZYME HISTOCHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIYOSHI MYOPATHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; SAUDI ARABIA; SERUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DYSTROPHIN; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; PEDIGREE; SARCOGLYCANS; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0031878338     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(98)00026-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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