Distinct disease phases in muscles of facioscapulohumeral dystrophy patients identified by MR detected fat infiltration.

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is an untreatable disease, characterized by asymmetric progressive weakness of skeletal muscle with fatty infiltration. Although the main genetic defect has been uncovered, the downstream mechanisms causing FSHD are not understood. The objective of this...

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Main Authors: Barbara H Janssen, Nicoline B M Voet, Christine I Nabuurs, Hermien E Kan, Jacky W J de Rooy, Alexander C Geurts, George W Padberg, Baziel G M van Engelen, Arend Heerschap
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24454861/?tool=EBI