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The metabolic myopathies are a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by impaired skeletal muscle energy production. They are divided into primary and secondary subtypes. Primary metabolic myopathies are associated with genetically determined defects in glycogen and lipid metabolism and in mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. These include the muscle glycogenoses and the lipid and mitochondrial myopathies. Secondary metabolic myopathies arise from endocrine or electrolyte abnormalities, and from therapy with specific drugs.
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(2010). Metabolic Myopathies. In: Klippel, J.H., Stone, J.H., Crofford, L.J., White, P.H. (eds) The Pocket Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-856-8_22
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