Woman's World on MSN7d
Itchy Rash + Joint Pain? It May Be Dermatomyositis, an Inflammatory Disease
If you experience persistent muscle weakness, fatigue and skin changes that don't seem to fade, it could be more than just ...
Nature27d
Myotonia congenita—a cause of muscle weakness and stiffness
Background A 56-year-old woman was referred to a neurogenetic clinic with a history of stiffness and transient weakness. A previous needle electromyogram had confirmed the presence of myotonia ...
Nature21d
Missense mutations in desmin associated with familial cardiac and skeletal myopathy
We studied five patients from two families from the United States of America. In family CSM1, two out of three siblings developed proximal muscle weakness and wasting while in their twenties or ...
BioWorld14d
New in vitro model of inclusion body myositis based on human iPSC-myotubes
Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is an inflammatory myopathy causing proximal and distal muscle weakness. IBM’s cause remains ...