A preclinical trial of sialic acid metabolites on distal myopathy with rimmed vacuoles/ hereditary inclusion body myopathy, a sugar-deficient myopathy: a review

Distal myopathy with rimmed vacuoles (DMRV), also called hereditary inclusion body myopathy (hIBM), is a moderately progressive hereditary muscle disorder affecting young adults. DMRV/hIBM is characterized clinically by muscle atrophy and weakness initially involving the distal muscles, and patholog...

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Main Authors: May Christine V. Malicdan, Satoru Noguchi, Ichizo Nishino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-03-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756285609359546