Fingerprint inclusions in normal fetal muscle.
In muscle disease, fingerprint inclusions are variously described as a diagnostic or non-specific alteration. Fingerprint inclusions identified in human fetal muscle suggest these bodies may be transient structures of developmental significance accounting for their infrequent occurrence in myopathies of diverse pathogenesis and clinical expression.
D005333:Fetus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009132:Muscles / Q000648:ultrastructure*