Congenital myopathy with type II muscle
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M. Castro-Gago; I. Novo-Rodríguez; E. Pintos Martínez; A. Beiras Iglesias; J. Ei
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Article
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1996
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Springer
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English
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An unusual congenital neuromuscular disease characterized by atypically small type II muscle fibers is reported. The patients were a 9-year-old boy and a 3-year-old boy, both of whom showed motor retardation with proximal muscle wasting and hypotonia. Muscle biopsy revealed hypoplastic type II fiber