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Desmin-related myopathies

Hans H. Goebel

subject

AdultPathologymedicine.medical_specialtyGranulofilamentous materialCardiomyopathyChromosome DisordersGenes Recessivemacromolecular substancesBiologyDesminMuscular DiseasesmedicineHumansChildMuscle SkeletalGenotype-Phenotype CorrelationsGenes DominantChromosome AberrationsInclusion BodiesDESMIN-RELATED MYOPATHYMyocardiumMolecular pathogenesismusculoskeletal systemmedicine.diseaseActin CytoskeletonNeurologyCytoplasmDesminNeurology (clinical)Cardiomyopathies

description

Desmin-related myopathies are marked by accumulation of desmin, which is often familial and associated with cardiomyopathy. When multifocal this excess is characterized by inclusions such as cytoplasmic or spheroid bodies, when disseminated the excess is called granulofilamentous material. Excess of desmin might represent an abnormal type of protein metabolism.

https://doi.org/10.1097/00019052-199710000-00012