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A relation between hypocalcemia and myopathy could be demonstrated by clinical and laboratory evidence in an 8-year-old girl. Clinical and laboratory results are discussed in respect to the specific problems of pediatric membrane physiology.
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Hower, J., Struck, H., Tackmann, W. et al. Myopathy and elevated serum enzymes in a case of hypoparathyroidism. Z. Kinder-Heilk. 116, 193–196 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00464458
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