“Frank rickets or osteomalacic myopathy are only occasionally seen, usually in those already predisposed to metabolic bone disease.”

“An antisynthetase antibody, when positive, may help confirm the presence of an inflammatory myopathy.”

“It's a rare form of muscular dystrophy called disautonomic myocondrial myopathy.”

“Gracile ribs are commonly seen in spinal muscular atrophy, congenital myotonic dystrophy and congenital myopathies.”

“Chronic progressive weakness is the classic presentation in genetic and metabolic myopathies.”

“Rheumatologists tend to rely on clinical signs, symptoms, and serology, whereas neurologists rely more on histopathology in order to exclude other myopathies.”