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Fingerprint bodies

MedGen UID:
569371
Concept ID:
C0333777
Cell Component
Synonyms: Muscle biopsy: fingerprint bodies at periphery of muscle fibers; Muscle biopsy: fingerprint bodies at periphery of muscle fibres
SNOMED CT: Fingerprint bodies (52114003)
 
HPO: HP:0034508

Definition

Fingerprint bodies are inclusion bodies located at the periphery of the muscle fibers underneath the sarcolemma (subsarcolemmal), consisting of non-membrane-bound packed lamellae arranged in concentric patterns resembling fingerprints. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFingerprint bodies

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PubMed

Krokidis MG, Exarchos T, Vlamos P
Adv Exp Med Biol 2021;1338:193-198. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-78775-2_23. PMID: 34973025
Singer T, Engert V
Curr Opin Psychol 2019 Aug;28:151-158. Epub 2018 Dec 12 doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.12.005. PMID: 30684917
Taylor D, Kokshoorn B, Biedermann A
Forensic Sci Int Genet 2018 Sep;36:34-49. Epub 2018 Jun 7 doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2018.06.001. PMID: 29929059

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