Histopathological Diagnosis of Mitochondrial Myopathies – Indications and the Utility of Muscle Biopsy

Abstract

Mitochondrial myopathies make up a complex heterogenous group of diseases characterized by mitochondrial dysfuntion, which morphological examination is based on evaluation of the generakl pattern of histopathological ganges in a muscle biopsy.

Keywords

• Mitochondrial myopathy
• muscle biopsy
• diagnosis