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A Case of Centronuclear Myopathy
Yun Hee Kim, Yun Hee Kim, Young Se Kwon, Young Se Kwon, Dae Hyun Lim, Dae Hyun Lim, Yong Hun Jun, Yong Hun Jun, Soon Ki Kim, Soon Ki Kim, Young Jin Hong, Young Jin Hong, Byong Kwan Son, Byong Kwan Son, Hae Seung Han, Hea Seung Han
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(9):1170-1174.   Published online September 15, 2002
Centrinuclear myopathy, an uncommon condition, is one of the congenital myopathies. It is characterized by the presence of central nuclei of muscle cells which can be detected on electronmicroscopy. It is believed to arise as a result of maturational arrest with persistence of microtubes postnatally. We report a boy with generalized hypotonia and muscle weakness who was diagnosed as centrinuclear...
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