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- Title
N lines in a myopathy with myosin loss.
- Authors
Lopate, Glenn; Pestronk, Alan; Yee, Woon-Chee; Lopate, G; Pestronk, A; Yee, W C
- Abstract
N lines can be seen by electron microscopy within the I band of skeletal muscle, but are poorly visualized in conventional preparations. We present a case of acute quadriplegic myopathy with myosin loss and prominent N lines. The only other reported cases of N lines were also seen in patients with myosin loss from diverse etiologies. Myosin loss and the subsequent detachment of titin from myosin may result in the formation of prominent N lines.
- Publication
Muscle & Nerve, 1998, Vol 21, Issue 9, p1216
- ISSN
0148-639X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199809)21:9<1216::AID-MUS17>3.0.CO;2-P