Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis in Myotonic Dystrophy: DMPK Gene Mutation, Insulin Resistance and Development of Steatohepatitis

Myotonic dystrophy is a multisystemic disorder characterized by repeat expansion mutations of the dystrophia myotonica protein kinase (DMPK) gene resulting in a defective muscular insulin receptor and insulin resistance. We describe a patient with myotonic dystrophy who developed biopsy-proven non-a...

Full beskrivning

Sparad:
Bibliografiska uppgifter
Huvudupphovsmän: Rishi R. Bhardwaj, Andrea Duchini
Materialtyp: Artigo
Språk:Inglês
Publicerad: Karger Publishers 2010-03-01
Serie:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Ämnen:
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Myotonic dystrophy
DMPK gene mutation
Insulin resistance
Länkar:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/292093
Taggar: Lägg till en tagg
Inga taggar, Lägg till första taggen!

Liknande verk