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From: Diagnosis and treatment of late-onset Pompe disease in the Middle East and North Africa region: consensus recommendations from an expert group

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Biopsy from right vastus lateralis of a 46-year-old woman with LOPD. She had a long history of muscle weakness presenting with respiratory insufficiency. a Prominent fiber size variation and excess internalized nuclei with variable-sized subsarcolemmal and cytoplasmic vacuoles (H&E stain x200). b Pronounced vacuolation of many fibers, some vacuoles are slightly red-rimmed (modified Gomori trichrome stain x200). c Pronounced glycogen accumulation as intense staining of subsarcolemmal and cytoplasmic vacuoles (PAS stain x200). d Immunolabeling of multiple membrane-bound cytoplasmic vacuoles with dystrophin (Dystrophin 1, Biogenex Co. x200). Images provided by Dr Yalda Nilipour

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