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Many different myopathies probably result from a metabolic disturbance in the muscle cell. At present the biochemical events responsible for changes, such as the abnormal permeability of the cell membrane in Duchenne dystrophy, are unknown. The mode of action of various drugs and hormones is not well defined. There is, however, a sizeable group of myopathies where a fundamental biochemical defect, often a specific enzyme deficiency, has been identified. These disorders can justifiably be referred to as metabolic myopathies. Undoubtedly there will be many additions as further biochemical lesions are detected.
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Anderson, J.R. (1985). Metabolic Myopathies. In: Atlas of Skeletal Muscle Pathology. Current Histopathology, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4866-2_15
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