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Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy: The choice of a biopsy site
Author(s) -
Bodensteiner John B.,
Schochet Sydney S.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/mus.880090611
Subject(s) - facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy , muscle biopsy , medicine , muscular dystrophy , biopsy , dysferlin , pathology
The utilization of so‐called standard muscles for biopsy in patients with the clinical features of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSH) often results in nondiagnostic pathologic findings. Five patients are presented who had biopsies of the supraspinatus muscle in addition to one of the standard muscles. The supraspinatus muscle was diagnostic in all five cases. The findings suggest that the supraspinatus muscle should be considered as the biopsy site of first choice in those patients in whom the clinical picture suggests facioscapulohumeral‐type muscular dystrophy.