Skeletal muscle morphology, protein synthesis, and gene expression in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

This study is the first of its kind to systematically investigate muscle biopsies from Ehlers-Danlos patients, focusing on muscle structure and function. These patients suffer from severe muscle symptoms, but in our study they show surprisingly normal muscle findings, which points toward indirect muscle symptoms originating from the surrounding connective tissue. These findings have basal physiological importance and implications for future physiotherapeutic treatment options for these patients.

Source: Journal of Applied Physiology - August 22, 2017 Category: Physiology Authors: Nygaard, R. H., Jensen, J. K., Voermans, N. C., Heinemeier, K. M., Schjerling, P., Holm, L., Agergaard, J., Mackey, A. L., Andersen, J. L., Remvig, L., Kjaer, M. Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research