The Role of Muscle Biopsy in Diagnostic Process of Infant Hypotonia: From Clinical Classification to the Genetic Outcome

The Role of Muscle Biopsy in Diagnostic Process of Infant Hypotonia: From Clinical Classification to the Genetic Outcome

The role of muscle biopsy in the diagnostic workup of floppy infants is controversial. Muscle sampling is invasive, and often, results are not specific. The rapid expansion of genetic approach has made the muscle histopathology analysis less crucial. This study aims to assess the role and efficacy o...

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Main Authors: Marco Veneruso, Chiara Fiorillo, Paolo Broda, Serena Baratto, Monica Traverso, Alice Donati, Salvatore Savasta, Raffaele Falsaperla, Maria Margherita Mancardi, Marina Pedemonte, Chiara Panicucci, Gianluca Piatelli, Mattia Pacetti, Andrea Moscatelli, Luca Antonio Ramenghi, Lino Nobili, Carlo Minetti, Claudio Bruno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
muscle biopsy
floppy infant
muscular dystrophy
congenital myopathy
genetic outcome
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.735488/full

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