Congenital fibre type disproportion myopathy. A histological diagnosis with an uncertain clinical outlook.
- 1 October 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 54 (10) , 735-743
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.54.10.735
Abstract
Nine children with congenital fibre type disproportion (CFTD) are described. Their muscle biopsies contained type 1 fibres which were smaller than the largest type 2 fibres by at least 13.5%. Attention is drawn to the variable natural history of this disorder which generally carries a good prognosis but may sometimes be associated with fatal respiratory problems. For important therapeutic, genetic, and prognostic reasons CFTD must be distinguished from other conditions with similar histochemical or clinical features.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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