Search for: [Abstract = "A 40\-year\-old patient with congenital myopathy was examined. A biceps sinister biopsy wasperformed.Electronmicroscopy analysis revealed presence of normal diameter muscle fibers. They werecharacterized by preserved myofibrils and sub\-membranous located cell nuclei but damage to nuclearenvelope and ultrastructural abnormalities within nuclei were observed. In some fibres focal ruptureof contractile apparatus was observed.Also fibers of small diameter characterized by decay of contractile apparatus were seen.The accumulation of a large amount of autophagal structures was observed. In some fibres almostthe entire muscle fiber was filled by autophagal structures."]

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