muscular dystrophy facioscapulohumeral/protease

BACKGROUND Our understanding of the genetic basis of muscle disease has grown dramatically over the last few years. Gene tests are now available for the diagnosis of several conditions and molecular research is providing greater understanding of pathogenesis. METHODS This article reviews some of

The excretion of endogenous creatinine and 3-methylhistidine by subjects with muscle diseases has been measured in order to assess muscle mass and fractional rates of myofibrillar protein degradation. Increases in the rates of myofibrillar protein breakdown were observed in all subjects with