Myoadenylate deaminase deficiency and forearm ischemic exercise testing
โ Scribed by Peter A. Valen; Denny A. Nakayama; Judith Veum; A. R. Sulaiman; Robert L. Wortmann
- Book ID
- 102750338
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 722 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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Two types of myoadenylate deaminase (MAD) deficiency have been described, primary or inherited, and secondary or acquired MAD deficiency. In this study, we investigated whether secondary MAD deficiency is indeed acquired or merely coincidental. We demonstrated the same underlying molecular defect, a
A histochemical assay was routinely performed of myoadenylate deaminase (MAD) in muscle biopsy specimens. MAD was absent in 13 cases, i.e. 2.9% of the specimens. In 10 cases the deficiency was confirmed biochemically. The diagnoses in the 13 patients were: polyneuropathy (n = 5), infantile spinal mu