[对带边空腔的远端肌肉病治疗中阿基尼乌拉胺酸的有效性]
Masashi Aoki1, Rumiko Izumi, Naoki Suzuki
1Department of Neurology, Tohoku University School of Medicine.
Brain and nerve = Shinkei kenkyu no shinpo
|October 18, 2023
概括
带有边缘真空的远端肌病 (DMRV),是一种罕见的遗传疾病,由GNE基因突变引起,导致酸缺乏. 酸补充剂在治疗这种渐进性肌肉衰弱疾病方面表现有前途.
科学领域:
- 生物化学 生物化学
- 遗传学 是一个遗传学.
- 神经学 神经学
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