red ragged fiber (RRF)
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Introduction
Abnormal red muscle fibers found in:
- MERFF syndrome
- Kearns-Sayre syndrome[1]
- statin & fibrate myopathy (up to 50%)[2]
- some cases of fibromyalgia[3]
- up to 1% of muscle fibers in normal individuals[4]
More general terms
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Park SB, Ma KT, Kook KH, Lee SY. Kearns-Sayre syndrome -3 case reports and review of clinical feature. Yonsei Med J. 2004 Aug 31;45(4):727-35. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15344217
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Carvalho AA, Lima UW, Valiente RA. Statin and fibrate associated myopathy: study of eight patients. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2004 Jun;62(2A):257-61. Epub 2004 Jun 23. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15235728
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 Pongratz DE, Spath M. Morphologic aspects of fibromyalgia. Z Rheumatol. 1998;57 Suppl 2:47-51. Review. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10025082
Pongratz DE, Sievers M. Fibromyalgia-symptom or diagnosis: a definition of the position. Scand J Rheumatol Suppl. 2000;113:3-7. Review. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11028823 - ↑ Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 Cormio A, Milella F, Vecchiet J, Felzani G, Gadaleta MN, Cantatore P. Mitochondrial DNA mutations in RRF of healthy subjects of different age. Neurobiol Aging. 2005 May;26(5):655-64. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15708440